Name _______________________________    Date________________________ Baltimore and the War of 1812 Activities Worksheet Activity 1 Make a line graph by charting the export values listed in this chart. Place a dot for each value on the graph, then connect the dots using a ruler. The first values have been charted for you. Year Export Value 1794 $ 33 million 1801 $ 94 million 1803 $ 54 million 1807 $ 108 million 1808 $ 22 million 1811 $ 61 million 1814 $ 7 million Now, using colored pencils, markers, or crayons, show the events you have just learned about as follows: Choose one color to represent the first period of British-French Wars, 1793 to 1801. In the area below your line on the graph, use your selected color to color in these years. Also, color the box in the graph key for the British-French Wars the same color. Choose another color to represent the short period of truce between Britain and France, 1801 to 1803. Use this color to color below the graphed line for these years, and the corresponding box in the graph key. Choose another color to represent the years the Embargo Act was in effect, 1807 to 1809. Again, color in this section below the graphed line with this color, as well as the corresponding box in the graph key (notice that you have left one blank... we'll do that one in a moment). Choose another color to represent the United States' war with Britain beginning in 1812. Color in the section below the line for these years with this color, and the corresponding box in the graph key. Choose another color to represent the second period of British-French Wars (the Napoleonic Wars), 1803 to 1814. Except for the time slots already occupied by the Embargo Act and the War of 1812, color in the area below the graphed line with this selected color, and the corresponding box in the graph key. Using what you have learned about the causes of the War of 1812, and the graph you have just created, write a persuasive statement. Do you think the Embargo Act or declaring war on Great Britain was the best solution for American commerce, and why? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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