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Organizer:
Virtual Museum Exhibition – The Fight for North America – Organizer
Calum Ezra Josh but Ezra found a painting and did the perspective for the Treaty of Ghent and Josh defined the event and the significance.
The Seven Years War (Chapter 2 – Crossroads)
Part 1:
1) Set up a Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, or any other cloud based folder for the group and make sure each group member can access it. This is where you will store the images you find.
2) Save this file to your shared folder and ensure all members can edit it.
Optional: Create a table of contents to make the document easier to navigate
3) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
4) Complete the information below:
War of the Grand Alliance (Crossroads page 56)
Title: New England’s Mournful decade
Artist:
Date: February night 1690
Define the event, place or person: it was a war of a grand alliance because Austria England and some other places in Europe joined sides to battle the French because the French are very rich
Significance: it was a war between New England and New France in North America and it was to get more territory and expand to get more resources to make money
Perspective: New France
War of the Spanish Succession (Crossroads page 56)
Title: Louisbourg Nouvelle Ecosse
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1720
Define the event, place or person: New England took Acadia except for cape Breton so the French decided to make a fortress to block the English from going through the St Lawrence river and attacking Quebec. the war of Spanish succession was because there was 2 heirs to the throne of France in Charles II’s will, one was French and one was British and since the countries were enemies at the time so they fought over the Spanish throne.
Significance: Guarded Quebec and the French northern territory because of Britain’s success on port royal, Who ever won the war in Europe basically got the throne to Spain and Spain was a very powerful ally to have so both Britain and France wanted that badly, but France needed it more so I’m glad that the French got overall win because they were able to obtain the Spanish Throne
Perspective: French, Because it is a scene of a strong french fortress
War of the Austrian Succession (Crossroads page 57)
Title: Siege of Louisbourg
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1745
Define the event, place or person: the foces was on Austria and Spain, but Britain and France have been alliance with thoughs to different countries so that ment that Britain and France had to choose aside to fight with and it just so happened that they fought against each other again. In 1775, Britain was on their way to Louisbourg to go against the French. Once the British got to Louisbourg, the British surrounded the French, which lead them to winning against the French.
Significance: Britain and France had chosen to fight against each other again in a different war. At Louisbourg, the British got there and defeated the French and was able to control Louisbourg too.
Perspective: British
Part 2:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Death of Jumonville/ Battle at Fort Necessity
Title: The ‘Assassination’ of Jumonville
Artist: Illustration from Alexandre Dumas
Date: 1855
Define the event, place or person: Jumonville was going to friendly give a letter to George Washington but being an officer with little experience he thought it was an ambush so he gathered a few troops to go and attack Jumonville’s squad and killed them
Research sources:
Significance: it in some ways started the war because when the French heard that Jumonville was killed they wanted to get revenge hence the battle of fort necessity
Perspective: French
The Acadian Expulsion (Crossroads page 58-59)
Title: Expulsion of the Acadians
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1755
Define the event, place or person: The Acadian Expulsion was the expulsion of the frenchies from Acadia because of George Washington fighting at fort duqsuene and causing the French to take out George’s squad, so George Washington started this and hence is a bad person… And the British are human scum for kicking out the innocent French.
Significance: They literally kicked civilians with no intent for harm out of their homes because they thought with conflict in another part of the continent that meant that the French would try to rebel which makes no sense because how are they gonna fight your army of triple the size of theirs so this basically sparked the war because the French rightfully said no this is bs and you’re just so scummy in fighting so we’re gonna fight you in the worst way possible
Perspective: French, Because they were shown being brutally treated, probably to show that the Brits are bad
Louisbourg 1758 (Crossroads page 63)
Title: The Siege of Louisbourg
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1758
Define the event, place or person: The ships that are in the painting are French ships, though the British took over the French ships, one of them they let on fire and the British are taking over the other ship, most of the small boats surrounding the ships are the British.
Significance: The significance of this painting and battle is that the British destroyed the French, and because they destroyed the French they didn’t let them take over the town of Louisbourg.
Perspective: French
Siege of Quebec/ Battle of the Plains of Abraham (Crossroads page 63-67)
Title: Plains Of
Artist: Hervey Smyth
Date:1797
Define the event, place or person: it was a battle to see who would take over Canada and there were a lot of troops that where there on both sides the French where in the middle of the field and the English where closest to the water but the English also found a path going up behind the place where the French where and they attacked from both sides. The battle ended in 15 minutes and England won
Significance: this battle it the reason that most of Canada speaks English because the English won the war. The battle ended in fifteen minutes but both Wolfe and Montcalm both died in this battle and there are many paintings
Perspective: English
Part 3:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Treaty of Paris (Crossroads page 71)
Title: Treaty of Paris, 1763
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1763
Define the event, place or person: The treaty of Paris gave up the entirety of new France to Britain after the seven years war and created more freedom because french can leave or stay giving them a choice of where to live, I mean the British are still very scummy but they at least have some common sense.
Significance: The treaty of Paris gave up the entirety of new France which is modern day Canada so if they were to win we’d speak more french and probably smoke and eat baguettes more. This also gave Britain more power over in North America and made it so it was just the spaniards and Brits in North America
Perspective:
Pontiac Rebellion (Crossroads page 72)
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1764
Define the event, place or person: The Aboriginals took over Fort Detroit, though the Aboriginals didn’t use the fort, they burnt it instead. The Aboriginals that are in the front of the painting, are relaxing knowing that that battle is over and are going to celebrate
Significance: The significance of this painting is that the Aboriginals are no there to play but to win.
Perspective: Aboriginal
Royal Proclamation (Crossroads page 73)
Title: A Proclamation
Artist: George R.
Date: 1763
Define the event, place or person: it created the new government in Canada, they changed the official language to English, also no Catholics could hold public office, French people did not like this rule, only the British government can buy land from the aboriginals, it is also really important to us today because these laws still apply to us
Significance: it was what they thought would be a solution to all problems but by changing one law you cause a problem with another law and they realized that it could potentially lead to a civil war.
Perspective: English
Quebec Act (Crossroads page 74)
Title: Quebec Act
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1774
Define the event, place or person: The British decided to take away some of the French’s rights, many people were not happy for a while.
Significance: The significance of this event is that later on the French got what they lost and their land was made bigger.
Perspective:
Part 4:
1) Create a video discussion of the significance of the Seven Years War using the events you researched above. (10-15min)
Consider:
a. What are the benefits and drawbacks of imperialism?
b. Evaluate Britain’s treatment of the French after taking control of New France.
c. Evaluate Britain’s treatment of the Aboriginals after taking control of New France.
d. Which parts of this war have the greatest impact on Canada today?
e. How are the events of this war part of creating Canadian identity today?
The American Revolution (Chapter 5 – Crossroads)
Part 1:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Sugar Act (Crossroads page 164)
Title: Antisaccilarrites
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1764
Define the event, place or person: The Sugar Act actually lowered tax but it gave Britain more powers to enforce it. Indirect tax, many merchants had to pay the tax that was passed down to the consumers, it also included wine and coffee. Only the rich could afford sugar, which means Britain made most of the profit. Because of this tax on sugar, many smugglers now had to raise the price of sugar.
Significance: The significance of this event was that it lowered taxes on sugar but Britain made most of the profit, which let Britain enforce more power. Only the rich could afford sugar, the 13 colonies had no say in making this tax but the tax go towards them and the y need to pay. Because of this law there were a lot of smugglers and smugglers had to raise the price on sugar too.
Perspective: 13 colonies
Stamp Act (Crossroads page 164)
Title: Stamp Act
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1764
Define the event, place or person: The stamp act was a tax on paper goods, everyone had to pay in sterling not in written notes (bills.) And the 13 colonies, had no say in this tax. Then in 1765, 27 delegates from 9 colonies came together in New York City and drew up a statement of rights and grievance; brought colonies together opposites to Britain.
Significance: The significance of this event is that before, Britain had a tax on paper, then 9 colonies met in New York City and wrote a statement saying that they want to band the Stamp act. Then Britain listened to them and Britain band the Stamp act, Britain wasn’t happy but it happened.
Perspective: American, because the American is in the middle being, has feathers all over him and British men are surrounding him and making him choke on tea.
Boston Massacre (Crossroads page 165)
Title: Boston Massacre 1770
Artist: Paul Revere
Date: 1770
Define the event, place or person: Britain soldiers came in to Boston to protect from smuggling, the colonists and British called each other names, which lead to the British killing 5 people, this started as a protest from the Americans over the British soldiers coming to Boston to watch over the Americans to make sure they don’t do anything illegal which definitely made the Bostonians uncomfortable because they were treated like they were guilty of committing crimes even if they hadn’t done anything illegal in their entire lives.
Significance: Got a lot of Americans really mad at the damn Brits and fuelled their hatred for them even more than it already was, partly because of propaganda, but overall it was still them being incredibly mad with having no say in politics and laws that affect them and this just made America more and more mad until they snapped and decided that throwing tea of boats was a good protest.
Perspective: American, Because the look helpless against the “British Brutality”
Boston Tea Party (Crossroads page 166)
Title: Boston Tea Party 1773
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1773
Define the event, place or person: A bunch of Bostonians dressed up as aboriginals got on boats and threw tea off of them as a protest for being forced to buy tea from the British East India Company, this was supposed to protest Britain and them making laws that make them pay more and only benefit Britain and so the Americans got really pissed, about the laws and the Boston Massacre so they threw 18,000 dollars’ worth of tea of a ship.
Significance: To make a statement to England about them not being happy with all the new acts, which included higher prices and extra taxes, also one making them have to house Soldiers, The Brits are scum.
Perspective: American, because the picture kind of glorifies them throwing tea off of a boat
Intolerable Acts (Crossroads page 167)
Title: the five Coercive Acts of 1774
Artist: unknown
Date: 1774
Define the event, place or person: the intolerable act was five laws that happened because of the Boston tea party, when the people of Boston throw all the crates of tea shipped from England into the water and the British soldiers let them until the Intolerable act. It was there punishment for the Boston tea party and was a cruel time
Significance: its significant was that many people were tortured for the Boston tea party which most did not participate it is important because it made the leaders of the 13 colonies get together and talk about the problem at hand, hence the First Continental congress
Perspective: American because it shows a women getting abused and the men around her putting tea down her through and it is a painting to try and show the cruelty of the British towards the Americans
First Continental Congress (Crossroads page 168)
Title: the coat of arms logo
Artist: William Jennings Bryan
Date:1908
Define the event, place or person: it was a meeting of debates between twelve of the thirteen colonial leaders the meeting was heled at carpenters hall Philadelphia they said that they would not buy any British goods and they would protested
Significance: the significance of this is that it changed the way that the British thought of the Americans and it told the British that the Americans want independents and better laws . This was a huge step in the American revolution and this is why we now so much of it today
Perspective: English, because the artists name is an English name and most of the writing is in English also it shows a very peaceful evening and sunny but in recorded date it says that it was October the start of winter
Part 2:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Lexington & Concord 1775
Title: The Battle of Lexington, The Battle of Concord
Artist: Unknown
Date: Lexington-1775, Concord-1775
Define the event, place or person: The Battle of Lexington was that the Americans formed up in the middle of the village (Lexington.) early in the morning and then Paul Revere came to the town and told everyone that the British are coming, then the Americans were soon waiting for the British. Once the British came to Lexington, the Americans didn’t stand a chance because they were not organized the British were and the British had greater numbers in men. One of the British officers yelled at the Americans to leave before they get hurt, the Americans were trying hard not to fire first, then someone either the British or the Americans decided to fire, the rest of the Americans that were not killed or hurt went running away and the British moved forward to Concord. The Battle of Concord was that the Americans had been supplied with military weapons and were getting ready to fight the British. The center of the battle was over a bridge, many British soldiers marched over the bridge and died, many British soldiers went over the river and also got fired and got killed by the Americans. This battle, the British didn’t stand a chance. The British soon retreated, little did they know the road they needed to take to go back to Boston was full of Americans hiding in the woods ready to fire upon the British.
Research sources: Mr. Chan’s Power point.
Significance: The significance of The Battle of Lexington was that this battle echoed around the world, by this I mean that this battle was heard from all around the world and the same question always appears “who fired first?” The significance of The Battle of Concord was that the Americans won that battle and because they won this huge battle it gave them tons of confidence.
Perspective: Lexington, the perspective was American because it shows how badly they lost towards the British, mostly because the British had more men, more organized and the Americans were not trained and there was not a lot of them. Concord, the perspective is Americans because it shows that they are doing well and have the advantage., of more men and they are a bit more organized.
Bunker Hill 1775
Title: The Death of General Warren-The Battle of Bunker Hill
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1775
Define the event, place or person: After The Battle of Concord, the British returned back to Boston and tried to take over the harbored (Bunker Hill.) Because the British are protecting the harbored, that means the British will have a better way of attacking incoming ships willing to fight. Though the Colonies weren’t happy about hearing that the British took over the harbored over night. When the British were under William Howe, they had a hard time trying to get up the hill to attack the Americans. At the end of the battle, the British win by another 1000 men. Though the Americans gained a lot of confidence because the Americans were not easily taken.
Research sources: Mr. Chan’s Power point.
Significance: The significance of this event is that the Americans are getting better in their military, though the British have taken over the harbored so the British do have a huge advantage.
Perspective: The perspective of this painting is the Americans, because their General, General Warren had been killed in the line of duty, many soldier are surrounding him before the British come and finish him off.
Battle of Brooklyn 1776
Title: The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Long Island.
Artist: Dominick D’Andrea
Date: August 27, 1776
Define the event, place or person: the battle of Brooklyn was the first major battle of the American revolutionary war to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776 to make it official. Washington wanted to bring troops to Brooklyn and then they lost then the battle but Washington escapes and the battle for independence continued on until they got independence
Research sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island
Significance: it helped the Americans take a step forward in what they were fighting for and even though they lost they were now an established army and if they were capture they would be considered a prisoner of war
Perspective: American because it shows America as this well put together army with uniforms bet they were probably not as well equipped as that but there is a possibility
Washington Crosses the Delaware 1776
Title: Washington Crossing the Delaware
Artist: Emanuel Leutze
Date: 1851
Define the event, place or person: This battle was very important to Washington, not just because he lost most of his battles against Britain but all his men signed a form saying that they would leave his army at the end of the year. So Washington thought that most of the British troops would be drunk after partying all night long and asleep. So Washington brought all his men threw the Delaware, though only 2,400 men made it through the Delaware and 3,000 of his men couldn’t because it was too hard to navigate through. After Washington beat mercenaries while they were asleep and drunk, then Washington had to leave too, because he didn’t have enough men to protect Trenton
Research sources: Mr. Chan’s Power point.
Significance: The significance of this battle was that most of Washington’s men chose to stay after one of few victories and because they won another battle they gained more confidence.
Perspective: American, because it shows how great George Washington is standing on the boat very confident while his men row threw the huge chunks of ice.
Battle of the Brandywine 1777
Title: Causes of the French Revolution
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1777
Define the event, place or person: General Howe for the Brits with 15,000 men fought George Washington’s 11,000 men and he had to fall back to Philadelphia, Howe wins however he leaves new York unguarded and is stuck near Philadelphia, Washington survives and is able to fight again, With New York less defended it helps the Americans in the battle of Saratoga
Research sources:
Significance: Left a lot of British soldiers in Philadelphia which made it so much easier in the battle of Saratoga which got the french to support their war which lead to them winning so without the Brandywine battle the Americans would probably not win the war
Perspective: British, Because the British won this battle, though it actually cause them to lose the war
Battle of Saratoga 1777
Title: Battle of Saratoga Surrender
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1777
Define the event, place or person: John Burgoyne was supposed to meet up with Howe but gets overpowered since he has no help which won the Americans the battle which over all got the french to fund their revolutionary war and help with fighting the navy, George took New York back relatively easily because there was a lack of British troops there
Research sources: Mr. Chan’s powerpoint
Significance: Winning the battle got the french to fund their fight against Britain which they may have lost without the french helping considering they were the 2 world powers at the time and winning the battle of Saratoga proved that they could stand up to this British army which was the biggest army in the world
Perspective: American, because they had just won the battle
Battle of Yorktown 1781
Title: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Artist: John Trumbull
Date: 1820
Define the event, place or person: 14000+5000 American attackers vs Trained British defending Soldiers, the Americans continue to rush and break through the British defences and beat them in battle with their bayonets up close, Cornwallis was the British general
Research sources:
Significance: The British were now seriously peace negotiating because they were losing the war and were losing battle after battle, also one of the biggest generals, Cornwallis surrendered and then the treaty of Paris 1783 which basically gave Americans the territory and the British were given the Option of becoming American
Perspective: American, Because the British basically lost the revolutionary war at this point because Cornwallis surrendered York Town, which was where the majority of the British troops were stationed.
Part 3:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Declaration of Independence 1776 (Crossroads page 175)
Title: capitol rotunda
Artist: Unknown
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Define the event, place or person: The Declaration of Independence is what made USA their own country in their eyes and was also what put the revolutionary war in full swing which made other countries like Britain view them as their own country when they beat them in the revolutionary war, then because of it France took them seriously and helped them in the revolutionary war which was probably the only reason they won the revolutionary war. It was since by the continental congress, which included people like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
Significance: Even in Canada the Declaration of Independence has significance because freedom and equality, the right to legal representation and protection, safety against crime, all came from the Declaration of Independence, in the USA it was what “declared” them their own country because they were a part of Britain before, this also fuelled the American revolution, which is what officially made them a country in the eyes of Britain. And the American revolution brought Black and British supporting people to Canada(which was not yet a country)
Perspective: American because it was an agreement giving some of the land that belonged to the Brits to the Americans because they won a war
Loyalists (Crossroads page
Title: The Savages let Loose or the Cruel fate of the Loyalist
Artist: William Mumphrey
Date: 1783
Define the event, place or person: After Britain was separated from America, some Americans weren’t happy under American law’s and were fine being under the British empire, so Britain aloud Americans to go to the closest land that is controlled by the British. Which is Canada. Though many people didn’t spread all around the British territory, they mostly grouped up around the Great Lakes of Ontario and Nova Scotia, when they would all get together and would set up camp, wouldn’t see building right away, you would just see camps around the Great Lakes and Nova Scotia. Then when the British had many wars over time, they also told the slaves that if they fight for the British, the British will give them land and freedom.
Significance: The significance of this event is that if there were Americans that were okay under the British Empire, they would be able to leave America and live in Upper Canada under British control, many Loyalist would move to York (Toronto) and Nova Scotia.
Perspective: British, because it shows that the Americans are like Savages and the Savages are killing and hurting the British.
Constitutional Act 1791 (Crossroads page 184)
Title: Constitution ratified 1789
Artist: Matt Drew L, and Mark G
Date: 1789
Define the event, place or person: Britain was trying to make sure that they like where they stay. It also has a lot to do with the forming of Canada. It is also one step into the system of government but there where restrictions to who could vote you had to be a male and you had to own land. There is a chat the shows king the highest power controls the parliament then they appoint the guvnor general then they appoint the lieutenant governor then the appoint the executive council and the lenitive counsel. This system was not a very good system because if all the citizens wanted something but the king disagreed with it they would not do it.
Significance: the American revolution was In many ways a big part of forming Canada because the Canadians where not independent and where still controlled by the British and so the loyalists that did not like the decisions of the Americans could come to Canada or cape Briton also the black people
Perspective: American, because it shows the colonies trying to come together and were trying their est separate from Britain because they thought Britain’s Government because they thought their Government was not fair and was out of date.
Part 4:
1) Create a video discussion of the significance of the American Revolution using the events you researched above. (10-15min)
Consider:
a. Was this revolution truly democratic? It was because it was representatives that signed the declaration of independence
b. Should this event be labelled a rebellion or a revolution? When is defying/fighting your government ever justified? Is it different in Canada vs other countries?
I think that it is a revo
c. What benefits and drawbacks in your life can you attribute to America’s Independence?
d. Which parts of this war have the greatest impact on Canada today?
e. How was this war part of creating Canadian and American identity today?
War of 1812 (Chapter 9 – Crossroads)
Part 1:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Life in Upper Canada (Crossroads page 296)
Title: Queenston, Ontario
Artist: Edward Walsh
Date: 1807
Define the event, place or person: American immigrants came from the US after the revolutionary war because they wanted to be a part of the British empire, Immigrants and freed slaves were granted free land which they could live in, Life in upper Canada was lonely because of the small population so most the time you’d be alone or with 2 or 3 other people. When getting the land it was just land with no structure or anything so you would have to clear the land before building on top of it, upper Canada was also the first country to out law slavery completely, pre-existing slaves were freed once they reached age 25, and slaves escaping from the USA would come to Canada to be freed. British citizens would not come to Canada very much because of how small the population is and how it’s basically like being out in the wild so British people from Europe wouldn’t come to Canada due to its low population. For more specific numbers there was 425,000 people in Canada versus 6,000,000 in America, Also people from America went to Canada for farmland because it was taken in the USA. The Brits gave away 81 hectares of land to the loyalists but saved the best lands for the Clergy and Crowns.
Significance: Due to having a low population and plentiful resources untapped, it makes US attacking Canada a good option also around this time there has been embargoes over in Europe which excluded Britain who decided to block off European trades with America and since Canada is a British Colony America can take Canada and it’s resources to sustain itself and start to destroy Britain. So it definitely makes sense for US to attack Canada. Also another importance of Canada is Britain wanting to keep their share in North America which previously included America. The Brits gave away land to any loyalists who came because they want people so they can keep their share of North America.
Perspective: British, Because it is a scene of BNA
Continental System (Crossroads page 301)
Title: HMS Leopard vs USS Chesapeake
Artist: Unknown
Date:1807
Define the event, place or person: The Continental system stemmed from the British trying to screw up trade with each others country so this was napoleon with all the other countries in Europe not trading with Britain, how Britain responded is by using their navy to block trade with America, France and Spain ended up using their navies to try to destroy the British ships who at the time “owned the Atlantic”, this didn’t work so they couldn’t enforce the continental system and therefore trade started to continue between the European countries without excluded Britain. During the time where the continental system was going British ships we’re boarding US ships in the Atlantic to try to find deserters of the British Navy, a famous example of this is Leopard vs Chesapeake where the British Leopard’s crew boarded the USS Chesapeake and took 5 officers thought to be deserters but 4 of them ended up being US navy and not deserters, really makes the Brits look like the bad guy, which they were.
Significance: The significance of the continental system is that for a short period of time Britain had most their trade partners gone but that really didn’t affect them because they were able to embargo American trade, so this affected the Americans the most being a relatively new country and all, to try to screw over Britain, America refused to trade with them even though it meant that their economy would go down the toilet, of course the boarding were another result of this embargo because American ships would be stopped trying to access Europe to trade.
Perspective: Unbiased, Because it looks like a scene that is before the event took place which ended out being a boarding but it doesn’t make any ship look any less glorious, maybe the Gold on the Leopard might make it look cooler, but I don’t know.
Manifest Destiny (Crossroads page 302)
Title: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
Artist: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Date: 1862
Define the event, place or person: manifest destiny was the idea that was a popular belief in the northern united states. It was the belief that America was destine to expand and get bigger. They also believed that having a few leaders more like governments was better than having a king and queen ruling the land most people in America at the time believed in manifest. Many people believed that it was a sense of continentalism in and outside of the united states. John L. Sullivan was a strong believer in manifest destiny he also was an American columnist and editor who used the term “manifest destiny” in 1845 to promote the annexation and the organ country to the United States. He also wanted the state of Texas to be part of the union and some leaders disagreed because of potential war with Mexico
Significance: the manifest destiny was the main reason that Texas and the big trade with the French to get all the middle states because when they were of sale because of Spain’s dept. and the Americans didn’t want to be trapped by the British
Perspective: American because it shows many people heading to the west to spread America and make it bigger. It also show first nations leaving because to Americans they were thought of as savages an un civil people.
War Hawks (Crossroads page 304)
Title: American Progress
Artist: John Gast
Date: 1810
Define the event, place or person: American politics thought that America’s economy was damaged by Britain, so a group of people that were formed after the American Revolution, they were called the War Hawks and they thought that America needed more land. Harrison was the governor of Indiana for 12 years and then so became the president of the United States. One of Harrisons tasks were to make treaties with the First Nations for land. This treaty made the Americans pay $500.00 to each First Nation willing to trade 1.2 million hectares. Many First Nation and Americans said that this is a great deal. Though Tecumseh thought it was a horrible deal and that the First Nations were getting ripped off and that the Americans just wanted land.
Significance: The significance of this event was that the Americans were getting more land from the First Nations and were being more developed then the First Nations, many Americans and First Nations thought the deal that the Americans were giving them was good but Tecumseh thought other wise.
Perspective: Americans because it shows that the First Nations are trying to kill Harrison because they are trying to take their land.
Tecumseh & the Battle of Tippecanoe (Crossroads page 304)
Title: Genl. Harrison & Tecumseh
Artist: John Reuben Chapin
Date: 1810
Define the event, place or person: Tecumseh decided to travel south and convince others to form an alliance with other First Nations that the Americans are ripping them off and they should fight back and take back their land. So, on the night of November 7 Tecumseh chose to attack the Americans, though the Americans won and lost a lot of men. Then Tecumseh realized that the only way he could get an independent First Nation colony, he would need to move up north and create an alliance with British Canada. This battle was the start of the war of 1812.
Significance: The significance of this was that Tecumseh thought that the Americans just wanted they land, which they did. So Tecumseh chose to fight back against the Americans, though they First Nation did lose, Tecumseh realized that if he was an independent First Nation colony, they would need to move up north and create and alliance with British Canada.
Perspective: American because it shows that Tecumseh trying to kill Harrison for what ever he has tried to do.
Part 2:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.
2) Complete the information below:
Isaac Brock (Crossroads page 309)
Title: Major General Isaac Brock
Artist: J.W.L Forster
Date: 1812
Define the event, place or person: Isaac Brock was a military general who is very important to Canadian history, Because he stopped the attacks on Upper Canada and took Detroit at the same time and then he died in Queenston Heights October, 1812 in the next battle, the British did defend themselves so as a military leader Brock had 3 wins- 0 losses and taking Detroit was a really smart plan and kind of the first time good strategy had been brought in, but back then war was really stupid and they would just walk in lines towards the enemies rather than shooting.
Significance: Brock won a very important battle that he should have lost had he not cut off the supply chains to Detroit, since they were outnumbered cutting off supply and attacking from the south made the battle infinitely easier because now they have the element of surprise so they were able to use less numbers and take Detroit (A major American city) while defending upper Canada this helped out majorly because it stalled a lot of time because the Americans had to work around the fact that they no longer had Detroit so that gave a lot of time for the Brits to beat Napoleon and come to help the Canadians, So the significance of Isaac Brock was huge because he was able to defend Queenston Heights as well stalling out even more time, even though he died in that battle.
Perspective: British, He was a British General
Battle of Detroit (Crossroads page 310)
Title: Surrender of hull
Artist: d’Augustus Robin
Date: 1905
Define the event, place or person: The Battle of Detroit stalled the American advances because Isaac Brock and the British army were able to take Detroit while defending upper Canada, how they did that is by cutting off supply lines that came from the south giving them position and advantage even though they had less numbers, another interesting thing is that in the painting I chose American General Hull looks to be in disbelief because of how the British were the underdogs to win that battle.
Significance: This battle held back the American advances and bought time for the British in Europe to finish fighting Bonaparte before they came and helped out the American and over all forced a surrender from them, they also burned down the White House which is pretty cool but if they hadn’t won at Detroit the Americans could have moved up into lower Canada from upper Canada and that would have been the war over right then and there making it so we would be American right now and that just makes me sad cause then I would have Trump as a president right now, so if they hadn’t won.
Perspective: British, American General Hull looks sad and it is a known fact that the Brits won the battle
Queenston Heights (Crossroads page 311)
Title: The Battle of Queenston Heights
Artist: John David Kelly
Date: 1896
Define the event, place or person: Over near Niagara Falls the battle of Queenston Heights was happening 1812. The Americans thought they would regain confidence in the war by going against the British in this battle. Isaac Brock didn’t think that the Americans would plan an attack since their army and the troop are disorganized. Later on Isaac Brock ran back to the other side of Queenston Heights and lead the attack. Though in the line of fire, Isaac Brock was shot above the heart and then soon died. The Mohawks (Aboriginals.) were holding the fort against the Americans so they didn’t get in. Soon after the British send in more troops to make the Americans surrender. Then Americans needed more troops to help them in the battle but the Americans couldn’t cross over to Upper Canada.
Significance: The significance of this event was that the Americans thought this battle would be easy and that they would regain their confidence, which they did not. Instead, the British won, the American soldiers were not as organized and just ran into battle. In the line of fire, Isaac Brock was shot above the heart and died very quickly.
Perspective: British, because it shows that the Americans are disorganized and are all over the place.
Battle of York (Crossroads page 313)
Title: Death of General Zebulon Pike
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1813
Define the event, place or person: In 1813, Americans sent 16 ships of troops across Lake Ontario to York. (Now know as Toronto.) When they soon arrived they out numbered the British soldier 1,700 to 700. Later on Sir Roger Shealffe (Who won at Queenston.) retreats from the battle and leave to meet military officer to negotiate peace with the Americans. Shealffe soon comes back to the battle and order all British soldier to blow up all magazines (Ammunition for weapons.) The British soldier soon light up all the magazines. But because they exploded the magazines, they didn’t know that it will blow up the whole fort. In the end, the explosion killed 40 American soldiers, Americans needed a win because of all the other loses, so this counted as an American win. Though the Americans could not stay because there is nothing there, it all blew up!
Significance: The significance of this event is that the Americans won the fight but the British soldiers were ordered to blow up their ammunition inside the fort and run away. By blow up their magazines they blew up Fort York. And so this is a American win.
Perspective: American, because it shows them going up to Fort York for victory and General Zebulon Pike passing away in the middle of the battle because he got shot.
Beaver Dams & Laura Secord
Title: no title
Artist: George Bryce
Date: 1907
Define the event, place or person: this women is considered a Canadian hero. She was British or Canadian but she had to shelter the soldiers of America because of the quarter act. What she did was she overheard the soldiers talking about plans to for their next attack on the British in beaver dam. Around the time that she heard this she escaped her house and got out side. There were a lot of soldiers around her so her escape was very difficult. When she got out she ran into some first nations and she asked them if they could take her to beaver dam and talk to their General. She warned the general and he sent the first nations allies to attack the Americans from behind. In the end the Americans retreated and the British won
Research sources:
Significance: the significance of this is that Laura Secord was a woman that put the British at an advantage and boosted their confidence. She also made the Americans regret trying to take over Canada.
Perspective: her husband or relative that is an artist that drew her because maybe she asked
Battle of Chateauguay (Crossroads page 314)
Title: The Battle of Châteauguay
Artist: E.H. de Holmfield
Date: unknown
Define the event, place or person: this was a small battle fought behind tree but an important battle. The Americans decided that it would be a good strategy to send some troops to attack the Canadians from behind. Since the where not familiar with the area they got lost and came back. When they eventually attacked the English they were disorganized. This war was really important creating nationalism. The American plan was to take over lower Canada but British troops did know about this plan and they allied with the French and there militia. This in the end was considered a British win, wade Hampton ordered his squad to with draw and retreat.
Significance: the significance of the battle of Chateauguay was that it determined the future of Canada and it united the English and the French and I made America respect Canada more and take the seriously and not just as a bunch of territory that they can expand on to make America bigger. It also formed the culture we have today
Perspective: English because the English side does not have many people dead and the people lining up to go into battle are stocky and big to make British troops look strong
Burning of the Whitehouse (Crossroads page 316)
Title: The Burning of the White House
Artist: Thomas Ruckle
Date: 1814
Define the event, place or person: While the war of 1812 is going on in North America, Britain is still fighting against Napoleon, soon after, Napoleon surrenders and that war between Napoleon and Britain was over. Since that war ended, Britain was able to send 4,000 troops over to North America. Over in Washington, Washington was not at all heavily defended, mostly because the Americans thought that the British would attack at Baltimore. Little did they know that British soldiers were being shipped from Britain because the war was over there. 4,500 British troops land near Benedict and Maryland, when they landed, they had no little resistance so the British soldiers moved forward. Getting closer to Washington the British were stopped by 7,000 Americans soldiers at Bladensburg, many of the American soldiers were not experienced and were not organized, so it was easy to defeat the Americans and move on to Washington. Over in Washington at the White House, the president of the United States (James Madison) left the White House for his safety and his wives safety too. Soon after the President leave the British come to Washington and burn down the White House.
Research sources: Mr. Chan’s PowerPoint
Significance: The significance of this event is that Britain was able to send over troops left over from the 10 year war with Napoleon, and Americas defense was horrible which was no problem for the British troops and they were soon able to move on to Washington to burn down the White House in relation for the battle of York.
Perspective: American, because it shows that the British have burned down the town and all of the Americans are doing is freaking out and hoping not to die.
Part 3:
1) Find high resolution images of artwork about the topics below, save the images to the shared folder and rename them with the title of the artwork.w
2) Complete the information below:
Treaty of Ghent (Crossroads page 318)
Title: A Hundred Years Peace
Artist: Amedee Forestier
Date: 1914
Define the event, place or person: After Napoleon surrendered to the British, Britain thought that they would be able to win the war by sending troops from Britain, though Duke of Wellington was asked to assess the situation, he said that the Americans could not win. Though Britain has already signing peace treating, then the British soon forced the peace treating toward the Americans so they could stop the war. Later on the British and the Americans did not gain any territories, all land was returned to the 1812 status. The treaty also stated that the British will not supply weapons to the Aboriginals, the British tried to fix the problem by making a BNA, but the Americans refused. The treaty also stated that Impressment will no longer be a problem for British and Americans military.
Significance: America declared war on Britain, near the end of the war, Britain wanted to sign a peace treating with America to put a stop to the war of 1812, the British soon forced the signing of the treaty. British, America and the Aboriginals did not gain anything, especially the Aboriginals because ever since Tecumseh died, the Aboriginals were left out of the picture.
Perspective: it is a British perspective because it shows the British as civil organized group of professionals and the Americans as bad posture disorganized people. The spotlight was on all the British soldiers but mainly on the guy handing the treaty to the head American
Part 4:
1) Create a video discussion of the significance of the War of 1812 using the events you researched above. (10-15min)
Consider:
a. Who won the War of 1812? Discuss all three perspectives.
b. Was the War of 1812 a pointless war?
c. Which parts of this war have the greatest impact on Canada today?
d. How was this war part of creating Canadian and American identity today?
Creating your Virtual Museum:
1) Each group member will create an account with Artsteps, In3DGallery or Classtools.net/3D. All group member should use the same website to stay consistent.
a. Be aware of image limits
2) Upload the information you gathered above and the images in your shared folder to the program to create your Virtual Museum.
3) Post a link to each museum on one of your blogs with all your names listed.
4) Post a viewable link to this document with you