It is so nice to see you again at this brand new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson led the Americans to defeat Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans. This battle was the last in the War of 1812.
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January 8 – American Victory in the Battle of New Orleans
On this date in 1815, General Andrew Jackson led the Americans to defeat Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last battle of the War of 1812. Interestingly, the war ended on December 24, 1814, due to the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, but none of the combatants knew since news traveled so slowly in those days.
To do:
1.) Locate New Orleans, Louisiana on a U.S. map. What river borders New Orleans?
2.) The National Anthem of the United States was written during the War of 1812. Practice writing the lyrics in your best handwriting. If you don’t already know the words by heart, make a special effort to memorize them this week. Download copywork here: “The Star-Spangled Banner” copywork. Copy the lyrics in your notebook or in your personal Copybook.
3.) General Andrew Jackson led the American troops to victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Do some very basic research on Andrew Jackson and write your findings in a paragraph. Include a few details of his presidency, the years he served as president, and his main accomplishments.
If you are new to On This Day in American History
If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
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