Description
This activity will help students better understand the War of 1812. It’s a great way to incorporate geography and mapping skills into your War of 1812 lesson. This no-prep print and digital map set makes it easy for your students to create a map they can use while learning about the War of 1812. Students will follow a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation step by step to label and color a map. Have a paperless classroom? Students can also label a map by dragging and dropping labels on a digital map.
This download is full of options from differentiated maps versions, step-by-step PowerPoint & Google Slides decks that students use to complete their maps as well as print & digital options. There is even a self-checking online map that students can use! It’s packed full of resources to help you meet the needs of all of your students.
What’s included:
✅ Print & Digital Map Versions
✅ Differentiated Options
✅ War of 1812 Reading Passage & Questions
✅ PowerPoint & Google Slides Decks
✅ Link to Self-Checking Online Map Game
✨Students will label:✨
Bodies of water: Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River
States & Territories: Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory, Michigan Territory, Mississippi Territory, Missouri (Unorganized) Territory, Spanish Florida, British North America (Canada)
Areas controlled by Great Britain, Spain & the United States
Battles: Ft. Detroit, USS Constitution v. HMS Guerriere, Frenchtown (Raisin River), York (Toronto), Lake Erie, Thames River, Horseshoe Bend, Washington D.C (Bladensburg), Lake Champlain (Plattsburgh), Baltimore, New Orleans
What’s included with the Print Version:
⭐️Blank War of 1812 map for students to label, color, and answer questions (1 page plus 1 page key, uneditable pdf)
⭐️War of 1812 Map Coloring Page (1 page plus 1 page key, uneditable pdf)
⭐️Reading on the Roots of the War of 1812 (1 page, uneditable pdf)
⭐️Reading Questions and Key (2 pages, uneditable pdf )
⭐️Animated PowerPoint shows each location and the key – perfect for classrooms without textbooks or Internet access (38 slides, each slide guides students through completing the map, some text is editable but images are not)
What’s included with the Digital Versions:
⭐️War of 1812 map for students to label (students will drag labels to the correct spot on the map; PowerPoint & Google Slides versions; not editable)
⭐️Info Sheet and Questions for students to answer (students will type their answers into text boxes; Google Slides, Google Form, and Fillable PDF versions; not editable)
⭐️Online Map lets students test their knowledge of locations (internet connection is required to access, works on all browsers and with all devices, no account and no logins required, self-checking)
***Included in the following larger unit bundles:
A New Nation Bundle
U.S. History 10 1877 Map Activities Bundle
U.S. History Map Activities Bundle (Colonization through the Present)
U.S. History to 1877 Bundle
U.S. History Mega Bundle: Exploration to Present
⚠️ Please note: This is offered as a digital download. It will not be shipped.
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