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ENCYCLOPEDIA:

World Book Online

Britannica Middle School
(Choose 'Use My Location' to access)

EBOOKS:

EPIC eBooks
(sign in with Ms. Henzel's Classroom Code: zed3789)
- Major Battles of the War of 1812
- Famous People of the War of 1812
- Iroquois
- Mohawk
- Native American Encyclopedia (9 volume set, search by title)

EBSCO eBooks
(Username: wiboces; See Miss Mahar for password; choose K-8 collection)
Following are some good titles to look up.
Hint: Choose 'PDF Full Text' to view the book, and then 'Search Within' to search for a word inside the book
- War of 1812
- War of 1812
- Technology during the Revolutionary War (weapons)
- Weapons during the American Revolution
- Tomahawk
- Native Peoples of the Northeast
- Iroquois Confederacy
- Treaty of Ghent
- The Legacy of the War of 1812

WBO eBooks
(Username and password are both: wilsonwbo)
- Iroquois

CARD CATALOG (print books & some eBooks)
(Login with your Google account, in the upper right-hand corner)

DATABASES

Biography Database by Gale (for the American and Canadian generals)
(Password: empirelink)

WEBSITES:

Websites through the Card Catalog (use the 'Websites' link, not the 'Books' link)
(Login with your Google account, in the upper right-hand corner)

Fort Niagara

Fort Niagara 2

Fort George

Fort George 2

Fort George 3

Weapons

Battle of Queenston Heights

Battle of Queenston Heights 2

Burning of Newark

Burning of Niagara

Burning of Niagara 2

Burning of Niagara 3

Burning of Niagara (Tuscarora Heroes)

Niagara and the War of 1812

Mohawk Chief John Norton

Mohawk Chief John Brant

Oneida Tribe

Iroquois Confederacy

Sir Isaac Brock (Canadian General)

Stephen Van Rensselaer (American General)

George McClure (American General)

Winfield Scott (American Colonel)

Battle of York

Five Mile Meadow (also known as Stella Preserve)

Five Mile Meadow 2 (Stella Preserve)

Holland Land Office

Holland Land Office 2

John Ellicott (YouTube video, 9 minutes)

Holland Land Company and the Development of WNY (YouTube video, 60 minutes)

Lewiston Placemats

EBOOKS FOR GENERAL RESEARCH TIPS: (available in the LMC card catalog, sign in with Google)

Smart Research Strategies: Finding the Right Sources

Collect Your Thoughts: Organizing Information 

Think for Yourself: Avoiding Plagiarism 

BIBLIOGRAPHY HELP

BrainPOP Bibliography Link