Worksheet #1: Madison Declares War! (Program Used: Microsoft Word, Platform: PC)

Madison Declares War! Click on this link to read President Madison's letter to Congress officially asking them to declare war on Britain in June 1812. Use the letter to complete the worksheet and write your first journal entry. Madison Declares War! http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_images/lesson573/WarMsgEdited.pdf

Old Ironsides (Program Used: Microsoft Word, Platform: PC)

Old Ironsides Click on this link to read Oliver Wendell Homes' poem. Use the poem to complete the worksheet and write your second journal entry. Old Ironsides http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/life/war1812/iron_poem.htm

Burning of Washington (Program Used: Microsoft Word, Platform: PC)

Burning of Washington Click on these link to look at images of the Burning of Washington. Then read First Lady Dolley Madison's letters to her sister in the days and hours leading to the destruction. Use the images and letters to complete the worksheet and write your third journal entry. Image 1: Engraving of the Burning of Washington http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/cph/3c10000/3c17000/3c17100/3c17176v.jpg Image 2: Political Cartoon of the Burning of Washington http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/ils:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3g03115)):displayType=1:m856sd=cph:m856sf=3g03115 Dolley Madison's Letters http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/life/war1812/whitehouse/dollyletter.htm

Star-Spangled Banner (Program Used: Microsoft Word, Platform: PC)

Star-Spangled Banner Click on this link to read Francis Scott Key's poem ''The Star-Spangled Banner''. Use the poem to complete the worksheet and write your fourth and last journal entry. Star-Spangled Banner http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/life/war1812/anthem.htm

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