The War of 1812: Introduction of the War, Background of the War, Events, and The Peace Official British Account of the Capture of Washington D.C.: Historical Facts plus links to people and events important to the War of 1812 Official War of 1812 Bicentennial Website: History of the War, Events Important to the War, Historic Sites and Museums PBS: History of the War of 1812 (A British Perspective) The War of 1812 (1809-1815): Important Terms, People, and Events War of 1812 Website: Introduction to the War: Historical facts and links to important facts and information War of 1812 Website: Video Clips of Important Events
Christmas in the British Army during the War of 1812 PBS: Personal Journals From The War Of 1812 War of 1812 Website: Army Life War of 1812 Website: Regiments War of 1812 Website: British Regular Regiments in North America during the War of 1812
Forts and Historic Sites: Brief Description with graphic images Wikipedia: War of 1811 Forts: List of forts with complete historical information War of 1812 Website: The forts and historic sites
Wikipedia: Origins of the War of 1812: The Reasons Behind the Second American Revolution History.com: Causes of the War of 1812: Videos with Facts and Historical Information Key Events of the War of 1812: The Date, Location, and Significance to the War of 1812
The War of 1812: Major Battles Wikipedia: Naval Battles of the War of 1812: Complete listing of battles and historical descriptions War of 1812 Website: Battles: Summaries of all Battles of the War of 1812
People Important to the War of 1812 War of 1812 Generals: Alphabetical Listing of American and British Leaders with a link to their biographies
Listen to Sound Clips of the War of 1812
American History Timeline - War of 1812: Facts and Background Information Chronology of Events of the War of 1812: A complete timeline with links to important historical facts Wikipedia: War of 1812 Timeline War of 1812 Website: Timeline of the War of 1812
The Hartford Convention from Wikipedia: Historical Background and facts The Hartford Convention of 1814: A Summary The Rush-Bagot Convention: Historical Background and facts The Treaty of Ghent: A British Perspective and an American Perspective War of 1812 Website: Treaties and Politics
*America declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812, beginning the War of 1812. The war ended in a stalemate. *Many called the War of 1812 the Second War of Independence or the Second American Revolution. *American forces failed in capturing Canada. On August 18, 1814, British forces marched into Washington and burned the Capitol and White House. Dolly Madison became a hero by saving key documents from the White House as well as the famous painting of George Washington. On July 5, 1814, American forces defeated British forces in the Battle of Chippewa ending the War of 1812. *There were many important battles in the War of 1812: Battle of Baltimore, Battle of Chippewa, Battle of Chrysler's Farm, Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Battle of Lake Champlain, Battle of Lake Erie, Battle of Lundy's Lane, Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Queenston Heights, Battle of Raisin River, The "siege" of Detroit, Battle of Thames, and the Battle of York. There was a total of 34 forts that were used during the War of 1812. *The War of 1812 ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. The treaty was not a ratified until February 17th 1815. |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games.
U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword |
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Kidinfo.com's History of the War of 1812 Homework Help Resource Page provides the best available facts about the History of the War of 1812 and its Key People, Places, Documents, Events, as well as Treaties of the War of 1812, Forts of the War of 1812, Places of the War of 1812, Events of the War of 1812, Causes and Events of the War of 1812, Sound Clips of the War of 1812, and Naval Battles of the War of 1812.
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