Secondary Sources
Title
Secondary Sources
Description
This collection highlights various views on the War of 1812 from a historical perspective. Based on Primary Sources, these Secondary Sources analyze and discuss the greater implications of the war as a whole.
Collection Items
1812: America's 'Second Revolution'
Hickey revisits the War of 1812, an event that helped forge America's identity and gave the nation enduring symbols like Uncle Sam and The Star-Spangled Banner. In 1807, the British government issued a series of decrees that restricted US trade with…
A Digital Reconstruction of the Capital ca. 1814
This video highlights the use of primary source maps to recreate, digitally, Washington D.C. as it was in 1814.
The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History
A brief, comedic, look at the entirety of the War of 1812. It briefly summarizes all the major events in the war, and offers commentary on it.