The War of 1812 and HMS Shannon

The capture of USS Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.

In this lesson, students will…

1. Study the context of the topic

2. Sort a timeline of the events into the correct order.

3. Watch a video and answer questions on the content.

4. Study real (and some fictional) quotes from the people involved and discuss what they reveal about the past.

5. Categorise factors that led to, or shaped, the past.

6. Prioritize those factors during group work.

7. Agree on a grading matrix for answering a written question.

8. Read an example answer and look for what went well and even better if.

9. Try writing your own answer to the topic question.

This is a lesson in a large series of American History lessons created by Wolsey Academy. Each lesson has been taught to high-school students successfully for a number of years.

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