Chapter 6, Lesson 2 (page 4)
Completion requirements
Unit 2
Towards Confederation
Read
Read pages 131 to 133 in your textbook.
On these pages, you will read about Canada’s part in the War of 1812. Below are three of Canada’s heroes from the War of 1812.
Watch the video that follows the information about each of these war heroes.
As you watch these videos, think about the perspective from which each video is being told – First Nations, British, and Canadian.
Canada’s War Heroes
Major General Brock commanded the defense of Upper Canada during the War
of 1812. He was killed early in the war while leading a charge at the
Battle of Queenston Heights in October 1812. This battle stopped an
American invasion into Upper Canada. He was one of Canada’s first war
heroes.
Click the link to watch the General Brock video.
Click the link to watch the General Brock video.
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Chief Tecumseh was a war chief who led a powerful army of First
Nations warriors allied with the British during the War of 1812. They
hoped that, by allying with the British, their lands would be protected
in the future. Tecumseh and his warriors fought a hard battle that they
lost to the American troops at the Battle of the Thames in 1813. He was
considered one of Canada’s first war heroes, also.
Click the link to watch the video about Tecumseh.
Click the link to watch the video about Tecumseh.
Laura Secord learned about an impending attack by the American forces on
a British outpost near Beaver Dams. She made a cross-country hike of 32
kilometres to warn Lieutenant Fitzgibbon. On her way, she encountered a
party of First Nations warriors who ambushed the American troops and
forced their surrender.
Click the link to watch the Heritage Minute video about Laura Secord.
Click the link to watch the Heritage Minute video about Laura Secord.
The War of 1812 had no winners. Both sides returned any
territory
they had gained.
The significant result of this war for Canada is that the border between Canada and the USA was decided as the 49th parallel – which we have today.
The First Nations were the biggest losers in the war. They lost more people than the British and Americans combined.
Each group that participated in the War of 1812 had a shared viewpoint (perspective).
The significant result of this war for Canada is that the border between Canada and the USA was decided as the 49th parallel – which we have today.
The First Nations were the biggest losers in the war. They lost more people than the British and Americans combined.
Each group that participated in the War of 1812 had a shared viewpoint (perspective).
Death of Tecumseh
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