Grade 7 History - Chapter 6 - Review
There Will be a Words Matter Section
Long-Term and Short-Term Causes of the War of 1812
Long-Term Causes: Causes that have been around for a while and set the stage for an
event
Immediate Causes: Causes that occur just before an event, setting it in motion
Grade 7 History - Chapter 6 - Review
Battles of the War of 1812 (H114-118)
Grade 7 History - Chapter 6 - Review
Important Players in the War of 1812 (H124-130)
Grade 7 History - Chapter 6 - Review
Effects of the War of 1812 on the people of British North America (H122-123)
Positive
Effects
Prominent people,
such as politicians
and religious leaders
urged the people to
do everything they
could to resist the
enemy (create
cohesion among the
people)
Lower and Upper
Canadians heeded
the call to arms and
stepped forward to
help quickly
The Canadiens
especially saw the
Americans as a
threat. They
regarded the
Americans as antiFrench, and felt
reasonably well
treated under British
rule. As in the
American
Revolution, the
Canadiens
supported the British
in 1812
Negative
Effects
Agriculture declined
because farmers
were called away or
volunteered their
time to fight the war
rather than tend the
fields - crops ruined Also, fields damaged
by battles fought
upon them.
Smaller harvests
resulted from the war
and the food supply
of the British was too
low.
There was an
increase of materials
needed to fight the
war. Not many
materials (including
food, clothing and
metals) for the
people of BNA.
import businesses
businesses
flourished because
they needed to
import materials to
use for clothing and
weapons
Very Important info found at the bottom of page H122 to page H123
Conditions in the Military (H119-120)
Conditions were Dangerous - WHY?
Conditions were Unhealthy - WHY?
They were not paid well - WHY was this important?
Big Ideas:
How did British North America Change as a result of the War of 1812?
Why did the War of 1812 occur?
How did the war affect the development of Upper Canada?