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War of 1812 Webquest

Directions: Click on each of the links, marked with red arrows, and answer the questions on the sheet provided.

The Unfinished Revolution

1. What did the American leaders in 1812 believe when they declared war on Great Britain?

2. What did Americans along the western frontier believe the British were doing?

3. What is impressment?

4. What were three outcomes of the War of 1812

Impressment Image

1. Based on this image, what was the general attitude of Americans toward the impressments of sailors?

Star Spangled Banner Story

Look at the right side of the webpage under “Hosted Reference Links”. Click on “War of 1812 – A Scene on the Frontiers” 1. What do you see happening in the image? Who is the man on the left? Who are the men with feathers on their heads? Who is the man on the ground?

Close out of the image, then go back to “Hosted Reference Links” and click on “War of 1812 – Attack on Washington D.C.”

2. What does this image say happened to Washington D.C. during the War of 1812?

Uncle Sam

1. Where did the United States nickname “Uncle Sam” come from?

2. Who was the famous political cartoonist who made Uncle Sam popular?

3. Where is Samuel Wilson buried?

The Battle of Tippecanoe

During the War of 1812, Native Americans had to decide if they would support the Americans or the British. American settlers were constantly moving their homes onto Native land, so the Native Americans generally supported the British, since they lived across the ocean and would not be a direct threat to Native land.

1. What did Tecumseh believe? 2. Why did William Henry Harrison send troops to Prophetstown?

3. How did the Prophet convince the rest of the natives to attack the American forces?

The Battle of New Orleans

The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the Treaty of Ghent (the peace treaty with Great Britain that ended the War of 1812) was already signed. (Communication was much slower in the 1800s…the first telephone was not invented until 1876!) The man standing at the top of the hill is Andrew Jackson (a future president of the United States).

1. Based on this image, did Americans like Andrew Jackson? How can you tell?