War of 1812 - The Niagara Frontier

Introduction

The War of 1812

The Niagara Frontier

Task

Your task is to research a battle from the War of 1812, along the Niagara Frontier. Use the internet to research one of the events below. You will be presenting to the rest of the class and should address the questions listed below:

Battle of Beaverdams

Battle of Chippewa

Battle of Lundy's Lane

Battle of Stoney Creek

Siege of Fort Erie

Capture of Fort Niagara

Battle of Queenston Heights

1) Provide the basic details for the event: Dates, location, who was involved?

2) Provide a description of the days and/or weeks leading up to the event.

3) Describe the sequence of events during the battle.

4) What was the outcome of the battle or event? Who won? What did this event then lead to?

Process

You may like to start your research with some of the following sites:

http://1812.gc.ca/eng/1305654894724/1305655293741

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/war-of-1812/

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/1812/niagara.aspx

http://video.wned.org/program/1812-niagara-frontier/

http://video.wned.org/video/2330333018/

http://www.1812niagaraonthelake.ca/the-story-of-the-war-of-1812-s11388

http://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/history-item.php?entry_id=1320&current_category_id=187

http://www.battlefieldhouse.ca/war1812.asp

http://www.visit1812.com/

http://www.niagaragreenbelt.com/site-map/739-the-battlefields-of-the-war-of-1812-tour.html

http://1812.gc.ca/eng/1314982425662/1314982700685

http://www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls-attractions/old-fort-erie-history.html

Evaluation

Criteria	Level One	Level Two	Level Three	Level Four
Quality of presentation content	Presentation did not answer the required questions. Presenter did not exhibit understanding of the material.	Most of the required questions answered. Presenter exhibits some understanding of the material	All of the required questions are answered. Presenter understands the material	All of the questions are clearly answered with additional effort evident. Presenter demonstrates mastery of the material
Quality of presentation	Presenter did not speak clearly and the explanation of the event was difficult to understand or follow	Presenter spoke with clarity most of the time and the explanation of the event was somewhat difficult to understand or follow	Presenter spoke with clarity and the explanation of the event was clear and understandable	Presenter spoke clearly at all times and the explanation of the event was communicated very well, making the content easy and engaging for others to understand.

Conclusion

How do these War of 1812 events relate to one another?

This lesson, your task is to work together with your classmates to determine a timeline for the events we researched. In which order did the events we researched, happen? How did some of them lead directly to some of the others? In the end, what was the outcome of the War of 1812 on the Niagara Frontier?

Credits

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