Madison's Presidency

1. Brain Quest
 What events led to the call for war against Great Britain?
 What was the Embargo Act?
 Describe what would a war hawk look like?
Challenge Question:
If you were a newspaper editor and had to summarize the
reasons why the war hawks wanted to go to war and why
people didn’t want to go to war, explain these reasoning.
Objective (I Can…)
Analyze the events of the War of 1812 by examining reading and
watching the videos.

3. Key events of the War of
1812
 Complete the questions that follow the reading.

4. Questions to answer while watching the video clip.
1. What were the two orders that Madison issued before the British
attacked Washington?
2. What were James Madison’s concerns while the White House
burned?

5. Checking for Understanding
 Read the personal account of the burning and
answer the following questions:
1. What was the reason England wanted to capture
Washington D.C.?
2. What happened when the soldiers entered
Madison’s House?
3. If you were one of the American’s that escaped and
watching the capital burn, how would you react?

6. Battle of Fort McHenry
 What did the citizens of Baltimore do to protect
their city?
 Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner and when
does it become the national anthem?
 Video from War of 1812 DVD

7. Brain Quest
 Complete the Star Spangled Banner worksheet
Challenge Question:
Imagine you are hired by the government to choose a new
event in American history to write a national anthem about,
which one would you choose and why?
Objective (I Can…)
Analyze the events of the War of 1812 by

9. Battle of Fort McHenry
 What did the citizens of Baltimore do to protect
their city?
 Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner and when
does it become the national anthem?
 Video from War of 1812 DVD

10. War in the South
 March 27, 1814 General Andrew Jackson leads his
forces against the Creeks in the Battle of Horseshoe
Bend.
 The Creeks were opposed to expansion into their land,
but Jackson’s victory effectively ended the Creak War.
 Jackson then was sent to secure and defend New
Orleans from a possible English invasion.

12. Hartford Convention
 The most critical moment of the War of 1812,
however, may not have been a battle, but rather a
political meeting called by the MA legislature…
 December 1814 Federalists from New England states
met at the Hartford Convention.
 Purpose: To discuss how to secede from the United
States.
 Republicans believed this action was an act of treason.
 If the peace treaty wasn’t signed during this time
possible cession would have taken place.

13. Peace Treaty
 Treaty of Ghent was signed December 24, 1814 in
Belgium
 The treaty restored relations between England and
the United States to status quo ante bellum, meaning
it restored the borders of the two countries to the
lines before the war started in June 1812.

14. Brain Quest
 Complete the Star Spangled Banner worksheet
Challenge Question:
Imagine you are hired by the government to choose a new
event in American history to write a national anthem about,
which one would you choose and why?
Objective (I Can…)
Analyze the events of the War of 1812 by

15. Hartford Convention
 The most critical moment of the War of 1812,
however, may not have been a battle, but rather a
political meeting called by the MA legislature…
 December 1814 Federalists from New England states
met at the Hartford Convention.
 Purpose: To discuss how to secede from the United
States.
 Republicans believed this action was an act of treason.
 If the peace treaty wasn’t signed during this time
possible cession would have taken place.

16. Peace Treaty
 Treaty of Ghent was signed December 24, 1814 in
Belgium
 The treaty restored relations between England and
the United States to status quo ante bellum, meaning
it restored the borders of the two countries to the
lines before the war started in June 1812.

17. Battle of New Orleans
 Video from War of 1812 Movie

18. Checking for Understanding
 Questions from text book about the war and battle
of New Orleans.

19. Extended Writing
Applying what we have learned:
 Why do you think some historians call the War of
1812 a “continuation” of the Revolutionary War?
 Argue and explain your answers using relevant details
from our lessons on the War and your knowledge of
Social Studies.
 Minimum of 4-5 sentences

20. Changes to borders
 Convention of 1818
 Adams-Onis Treaty

22. Monroe Doctrine
 The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. policy introduced on
December 2, 1823 that stated that further efforts by
European nations to colonize land or interfere with
states in North and South America would be viewed as
acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention.
 It became a defining moment in the foreign policy of the
U.S. and one of its longest-standing tenets.
 Primary Objective:
 Was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin
America from European intervention, ensuring that the New
World would not become a battleground for the Old World.

23. Brain Quest
 Complete the Star Spangled Banner worksheet
Challenge Question:
Imagine you are hired by the government to choose a new
event in American history to write a national anthem about,
which one would you choose and why?
Objective (I Can…)
Analyze the events of the War of 1812 by

24. Changes to borders
 Convention of 1818
 Adams-Onis Treaty

25. Monroe Doctrine
 The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. policy introduced on
December 2, 1823 that stated that further efforts by
European nations to colonize land or interfere with
states in North and South America would be viewed as
acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention.
 It became a defining moment in the foreign policy of the
U.S. and one of its longest-standing tenets.
 Primary Objective:
 Was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin
America from European intervention, ensuring that the New
World would not become a battleground for the Old World.

26. Monroe Doctrine
 Close Reading

28. Applying what we have learned
 Answer the following questions by arguing and
explaining your answer using relevant details from
our lesson on Monroe Doctrine and your knowledge
of Social Studies in 4-5 sentences.
 How would you compare this foreign policy to the warning
George Washington gave in his farewell address?
 What do you believe is the foreign policy of our country
today?
 Which President, Washington or Monroe, do you believe
had the most impact on our foreign policy today?
 Video about the Age of Jackson