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War of 1812
Conflict with Britain
The War of 1812 was a large conflict,
that we are going to break down into
these four conflicts
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Battle of New Orleans
Northeastern states threaten to secede
War Hawks
Nationalism
Battle of New Orleans
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/aj7/about/bio/jack07.htm
1. What did the British do to the Capitol city and the White
House?
2. What two groups helped the British in their attack against the
Americans?
3. Why do you think the Native Americans would be eager to
help the British defeat the Americans?
4.
Who was the leader of the American troops during the Battle
of New Orleans?
5.
Who won the Battle of New Orleans?
6.
Was the Battle of New Orleans fought before or after the
peace treaty with Britain was signed?
Northeastern states threat to
secede
Using the information in your textbook on page 331,
please answer the following questions.
1. What does it mean to secede?
2. Why did the New England states want to secede
from the United States?
3. What stopped the states from seceding from the
United States?
War Hawks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkish
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If you were considered a war hawk what did you
want to do?
Use your textbook to find the name of an
important war hawk from chapter 9
Nationalism Question.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nationalism
1. What is a definition of the term Nationalism?
Think questions:
2. Why would the War of 1812 give Americans a stronger sense of
Nationalism?
3. What did September 11th do to American Nationalism?
Once your done.
Chapter 9 pretest
Ch. 9 Written Response (20% of overall test grade)
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Marshall
were important leaders in Chapter 9:
List one best example of their leadership in Chapter 9
and describe the role of the leader.
List one worst example of their leadership in Chapter
9 and describe the role of the leader.
Your response should provide evidence that you
understand the example used in your response, as
well as the role of the individual leader. (include at
least 2 related facts along with your analysis)