war of 1812

Presents a history of Maryland, from the early 1600s when the land was chartered to Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, by the king of England, to its admission to statehood in 1788.

In 1814 Virginia, a slave in President Madison's White House, experiences the burning of Washington by the invading British army.

Describes the causes and leading events of the early nineteenth-century conflict between Great Britain and the United States.

Recreates the experiences of one soldier in the War of 1812 as he fights with Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans.

During the War of 1812, when British soldiers threaten the town of Scituate, Massachusetts, young Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail, daughters of the local lighthouse keeper, find a way to save both him and the town.

Beginning in 1812, eleven-year-old Susanna Merritt describes her experiences in Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada on the eve of the War of 1812.

Describes the causes of the War of 1812, the burning of Washington, and the impact of the war on the future of the nation.

Story of the Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides" because in battle with the English, cannons could not penetrate her sturdy hull.

During the War of 1812, Rebecca and Abigail Bates save their town's ships from the British by playing "Yankee Doodle" on a fife and drum to simulate the approach of American troops.

Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the War of 1812.