Curated OER
Etc: Northern Region of the War of 1812, 1812 1814
A series of maps showing the northern campaigns, forts, and battle sites during the War of 1812, including details of the campaigns of the Army of the Centre (Lundy's Lane, Beavers Dam, and Burlington Heights), campaigns of the Army of...
Curated OER
Etc: Southern Region of the War of 1812, 1812 1815
A series of maps showing the principal campaigns, forts, and battle sites during the War of 1812, including details of the campaigns of the Army of the West (Fort Stephenson, Fort Meigs, Perry's victory on Lake Erie, and the Battle of...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Niagara Falls During the War of 1812, 1814
A map of the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario showing the site of the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812.
Archives of Ontario
Archives of Ontario: Soldiering in Canada, 1812 1814
This site allows students to explore the lives of officers and enlisted men during the War of 1812. It includes biographical information and battle tactics.
Archives of Ontario
Archives of Ontario: Detailed Chronology of the War
This site has an account of every battle and skirmish that took place during the War of 1812. This is not a detailed site in any sense, but does provide a chronology for clarification purposes.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Treaty of Ghent
Provides interesting facts and important information on The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson
This Khan Academy resource provides information surrounding the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, including his successes and failures.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Second War for American Independence
The War of 1812 has been called the Second War of Independence. Find out about one of the causes of the war, and read about the possible plans for secession by the New England states, which opposed the war.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War
Both the British and French challenged American sovereignty and neutrality on the high seas. Read about the solution favored by Thomas Jefferson, but despised by the American shippers. See why this a cause of the War of 1812, along with...
Other
Common Sense Americanism: Treaty of Ghent
This page briefly summarizes the causes of the War of 1812 and the text of the treaty which ended it. Links to a few significant names.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Madison: Foreign Affairs
Brief overview of the events leading up to the War of 1812, of select events from the course of the war, and of the war's aftermath.
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: A Sailor's Life for Me!
You always wanted to be a sailor, right? Now you can experience that life back in 1812 when being a sailor was quite the adventure! Scrub the decks, haul on lines, steer the ship, and work the guns. Then you can tales of when YOU were a...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Claiming Victory From Defeat
A list of the reasons for the War of 1812 is followed by an overview of the important battles of the war and the terms of the treaty that ended it.
Other
Gen. Henry Dearborn, m.d.
A General in the War of 1812 on the American side, he fought under the General William Hull. This web page looks at his career as the United States Army medical doctor, as well as his pre and post war accomplishments.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Building Unity
Outline of the U.S. and the quest for unity in the early 1800s. Article briefly chronicles events such as the War of 1812 as well as political and economic decisions that created a united America separate from Britain.
PBS
Pbs: Aia: William Scarborough: Why Were the Native Americans Removed?
A discussion by Dr. William Scarborough about the migration into Alabama and Mississippi after the War of 1812. Whites not only displaced the Indians, but also eventually brought in thousands of slaves.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: William Henry Harrison Makes the Front Page! Lesson Plan
Lesson plan videos, images, activities for students to General William Henry Harrison's involvement in the War of 1812.
A&E Television
History.com: Tecumseh
Shawnee Indian political leader and war chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) came of age amid the border warfare that ravaged the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century. He took part in a series of raids of Kentucky and Tennessee frontier...
Other
Mississippi Historical Society: Pushmataha: Choctaw Warrior, Diplomat, and Chief
Few Choctaws from the early 1800s are better known than Pushmataha. He negotiated several well-publicized treaties with the United States, led Choctaws in support of the Americans during the War of 1812, is mentioned in nearly all...
Soylent Communications
William Henry Harrison
The ninth President of the United States was a General during the War of 1812. He lead forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and in 1813 reversed the losses of General William Hull. As Governor of Indiana Territory he acquired a large...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Madison: Campaigns and Elections
Scroll through this article to find an account of the election of 1812 in which James Madison was running as the first war president.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: James Madison
Included are James Madison's two inaugural addresses, his State of the Nation speeches, as well as other writings related to the Constitution. Of particular interest is his speech of 1812.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: President Madison's 1812 War Message
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "President Madison's 1812 War Message" in 3 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: War Powers
Check out this interactive timeline on War powers in the United States.
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