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Student Site
Chapter 9: Republican Ascendancy, 1800-1824
Links
 18th Century Documents,
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm
"Eighteenth-century documents. Presented by the
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School, the documents range from the Alien
and Sedition Acts to Hamilton and Jefferson's opinions on the
constitutionality of a National Bank."*
Burr-Hamilton Duel,
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/index.html
"Companion Web site for the PBS program The Duel,
on the historic duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, which
resulted in Hamilton's death. The page provides background information on
dueling and on the duel participants. Biographies of other key political
figures and explanations of the events prior to and following the duel
offer historical context for the fight. The maps and timeline are also
helpful."*
ThinkQuest's
"Re-living
History: The War of 1812"
An interesting site, particularly for
the novice, that is easy to navigate. Contains a timeline, articles about
people involved, major battles and an overview of the causes of the War
of 1812. Please note the site does make use of wav files.
Chickasaw Historical
Research Page,
http://home.flash.net/~kma
"Research collection of documents related to the
history and people of the Chickasaw Indian Nation, from 1792 to 1849. The
site includes tribal rolls and census data, letters, government records,
and other relevant information. The letters and treaties selections are
currently online and new materials are frequently added. The link at the
bottom of the page is to another page by the same author on the history
of the Chickasaw Nation."*
Lewis and Clark
Expedition,
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
"Companion Web site for the PBS series, directed by
Ken Burns, on the Lewis and Clark expedition. One section of the
extensive site explores the political and cultural context of the
expedition, with profiles of the Corps of Discovery (members of the
expedition) and of the Indian tribes they encountered. Audio files of
scholars debating important aspects of the expedition and the excerpts
from the expedition journals are available. Also, a
choose-your-own-adventure game of the Lewis and Clark expedition puts the
student directly into the journey."*
Quotations from the
Writings of Thomas Jefferson,
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/
"A database of quotations on politics and
government from Thomas Jefferson's writings. Created by Eyler Robert
Coats Jr. at the University of Virginia, this site presents a good
overview of Jefferson's political philosophy. It contains over 2,700
quotations organized by topic."*
The USS Constitution
Homepage,
http://www.USSconstitution.navy.mil/
"A site dedicated to the USS Constitution.
Maintained by the United States Navy, this site includes both the history
of "Old Ironsides," as well as a look at the ship today. The oldest
commissioned ship in the Navy, Constitution is known especially for her
distinguished service in the War of 1812."*
National Park
Service's
"Fort McHenryNational Monument and Historic Shrine"
An interesting site about
the "star fort design" and the history of Fort McHenry in particular. The
site also contains a 12 part teacher supplement to aid in the teaching
about the history of the Fort. The website is for a general audience and
is easy to navigate, with reliable information from the the federal
government.
* sv. "Links",
http://bedfordstmartins.com/tap/
Primary Documents
Marbury v.
Madison 1803
McCulloch v.
Maryland, 1819
The Monroe
Doctrine, 1823
1814
Treaty of Ghent 1814 to end the War Of 1812
Cohens v.
Virginia (1821)
Dartmouth
College v. Woodward (1819)
FOR ADDITIONAL
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
Maps and Photos
A Jefferson Fan
(jpg, 50.1K)
Chief Tecumseh (jpg,
61.8K)
Tenskwatawa (jpg,
17.6K)
Thomas Jefferson (jpg,
26.2K)
Aaron Burr
(gif, 118K)
Henry Clay (jpg,
82.1K)
John
C. Calhoun (jpg, 25K)
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
(gif, 46K)
Andrew Jackson (jpg,
108K)
Fort
McHenry (jpg, 12.8K)
Francis Scott Key
(gif,
40K)
James Monroe
(jpg, 25.5K)
John
Quincy Adams (jpg, 52.7K)
Large Battle Maps
Note: These maps are large in size and
memory allocation. Most are over 200k and will require several minutes to
download with a modem.
Summary of Operations in the North, 1812-1814 (PD Map)
Operations Along the Niagara River, 1813-1814 (PD Map)
Operations Around Washington and Baltimore, and
New Orleans 1814 (PD Map)
Copied from West Point's History Department's on-line map library @
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/MapsHome.htm
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