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Sirmandude is going to create a children's story about the war of 1812 that will: tell what the war is about. My children's story will solve the following problem: how the national anthem became an important symbol. My audience will experience my story through the eyes of: Captin Bluebeard My children's story will have the following key historical events: the war My children's story will have the following key historical characters: Tecumseh**,** James madison, Francis ScottKey, Dolly Madison My children's story will have the following key historically important concrete objects: Ships, forts, guns, People, Bombs, connons My children's story will make the audience feel the following emotions: proud, happy, sad My children's story will be credible because I will support it with the following sources: war of 1812 video

Page #1: Intro: This war was between the Americans and British. During this war Francis Scott key wrote the Star Spangled Banner.

Page #2: Britain and France are at war: One day Captain Bluebeard, on a fishing expedition, when a boat headed toward his ship. It was a british ship. But, then there was another ship and that was French. Next, they started firing connons and guns at each other. Captain Bluebeard figured they were at war and kept his distance.

Page #3: Britain and France decision about imports from USA: Some of the fish Bluebeards crew caught had to be traded to the British but, the French stoped them and sent them back.

Page #4: Impressment: The next day a British warship sailed over to Captain Bluebeard's ship. Then, British sailors started to climb onto the ship. They started to take some of his men away. He later found that this was called Impressment.

Page #5: Chesapeake incident: When Captain Bluebeard returned to the port there wasalot of talk about the Chesapeake incident. He asked on of his friends and they said that the British ship Leopard stoped the American Ship Chesapeake. When the British tried to take some of the American sailors the Captain refused and the British opened fire on the ship.

Page #6: Embargo Act: During December 1807 the crew tried to sail into Europe, but couldn't because of the Embargo Act.

Page #7: Did the Embargo act work?: Many U.S. citizens tried to ask President Jefferson to cancel the Embargo Act. But, they couldn't, so captain Blue beard decided to smuggle his goods into Europe.

Page #8: Why did British help Indian Nations?: Some other news that Bluebeard heard was that American settlers were settling in the Northwest Territory, but the British wanted to contain the rapid western expansion of the United States and its interest in Canada. The British didn't want to fight the United States, so they gave military aid to the Indian nations of the Northwest Territory.

Page #9: War Hawks Point-of Veiw: Captain Bluebeard was totally against war, but the most powerful organization, called the War Hawks, was all for the war.

Page #10: The Opposing point of View: The Federalists were against the war and wanted to renew friendly Bbusiness ties with Britain. So, Captain Bluebeard vote for the federalists.

Page #11: The President, the reasons, the vote: On June 1,1812 Captain Bluebeard was imformed that war was war was declared between the U.S. and the British, while all of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Delware.

Page #12: US at beginning of war compared to Britain: The United States' army was way smaller than Britains.

Page #13: Privateers**:** A privateer was a private warship authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping.

Page #14: Washington, D.C. (2pp): The capitol was burned because the British wanted revenge.

Page #15: Dolly Madison was the first lady at that time and was the last person out of the town before the capitol was burned.

Page #16: Baltimore, Ft McHenry, Francis Scott Key, etc (4-6pp) : Fort McHenery was ready for Britains Attack.

Page #17: When the British started firing at Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner.

Page #18: Conclusion:The Star Spangled Banner Was formed and the Americans won.

Page #19: //SSB: O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,// What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

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