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The War of 1812

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A good addition to a unit on the War of 1812, this slideshow details causes, specific battles, political contexts, and several campaigns of the war. Maps and pictures with broad topics allow teachers to bring their own discussion topics and details to the presentation. Students will be pleased to discover that "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during this war, leading to a possible project on comparing the lyrics of the national anthem with what they learn about the Battle of Fort M

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the battle of new orleans, battles of the civil war, the united states civil war, the star spangled banner, francis scott key, james madison, united states presidents, napoleon bonaparte, the national anthem

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battle of new orleans, battle of tippecanoe, embargo act, james madison, napoleon, napoleonic wars, national anthem, star-spangled banner, chesapeake-leonard affair, election of 1808, non-intercourse act, election of 1812, battle of fort mchenry, treaty of ghent, social studies
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8th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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