Caustic Causes | The War of 1812

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impressment war hawks sailors soldiers war of 1812 causes conflict chesapeake affair orders-in-council native americans blockade merchants Henry Clay U.S. Privateers schooners Baltimore clipper enemy trade smugglers first nations Native Americans Indigenous Peoples First Nations lesson lesson plan WNED
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Caustic Causes | The War of 1812

Investigate the causes of the War of 1812: impressment, the Chesapeake Affair, orders-in-council, First Nations, and the War Hawks. Students will determine whether or not their assigned cause is enough to go to war over. Students will examine the financial and human costs of war.
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PBS Learning Media

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