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  1. http://youtu.be/9Qzxjq3Jn1E song http://youtu.be/jDLUekirCwk Navy training film

  2. War of 1812 The Role of Pennsylvania The British had no respect for our new country and for the sovereignty of American citizens President James Madison called for troops to engage the British in a war. Pa Gov. Simon Snyder requested 14,000 volunteers, he got three times that number

  3. Pennsylvanians fought in many locations from Canada to New Orleans. Daniel Dobbins He was born on January 5, 1776 in Pennsylvania, later he became a merchant mariner. He traveled to Washington DC to urge the building of a naval fleet for Lake Erie

  4. He was placed in charge and he and his workers built six boats. The boats were mounted with cannon dragged from Pittsburg With these six plus some three older boats Commander Oliver H Perry sailed west to meet the British fleet. Commander Perry and his fleet won that battle.

  5. http://youtu.be/jDLUekirCwk “ We have met the enemy and they are ours…” This victory is considered one of the greatest successes in The war of 1812.

  6. The State Capital moves west Because western and central Pennsylvania were growing in population roads were opening up so the state decided to move the capital to a more Central location. In1812 the decision was made to move the capital to the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River where John Harris had his ferry landing. Harrisburg This has been a successful capital growing into a large suburban area In Dauphin and Cumberland counties.

  7. Harrisburg

  8. FYI President James K Polk & his Vice President

  9. A Pennsylvanian George M Dallas The son of Alexander J Dallas. The 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury. Dallas Township formed in 1817

  10. A Philadelphia Lawyer who became a US Senator He voted to admit the Republic of Texas into the United States A little town on the Trinity River named itself after him. This is of course the magnificent city of Dallas Texas

  11. Dallas Township

  12. Dallas Texas

  13. The Role of Pennsylvania In the War between the States

  14. Gov. Curtain put Pennsylvania in the forefront of the states to preserve the union. He urged force to keep the country together The first five companies called to serve were from Allentown, Lewistown, Reading and two from Pottsville. Before the union could wage a vigorous war, finance was needed

  15. A Philadelphian names Jay Cooke secured much of the financing for the war The commonwealth had a large manufacturing output Philadelphia was known as The “workshop of the World” Shipbuilding and machinery contributed to the union side Of the civil war, The Philadelphia built more than 170 ships

  16. Gettysburg Battle that turned the tide of the War The Gettysburg Address http://youtu.be/5_hYZFUsOuw

  17. After the war Gov. Curtain worked to reduce the war debt of the Commonwealth. Gov. John White Geary continued to work on the debt. Pennsylvania at the time was very prosperous and these two men were capable leaders.

  18. Two Pennsylvanians had impact on the nation post war Sen. Thaddeus Stevens Fought for strong public education in America He was the most power ful man in the US Senate He wanted to punish the south for the civil war and the damage that was done to the country and especially to Pennsylvania.

  19. He was instrumental in trying to remove President Andrew Johnson from office after the death of Lincoln. General Winfield Hancock was a hero of Gettysburg, he forgave the south and wanted a peace that would reunite the country and salve the wounds from the war between the states He was in charge of hanging the four people convicted of killing Lincoln. He did not feel that Mary Surratt was guilty and did not like fulfilling the order He ran for president but lost to James Garfield in a close election

  20. The Weaponry during the American Civil War was far more Primitive and less destructive then the weapons of WW I. The Civil War was fought with no large artillery guns, no grenades, no poison gases no tanks, no planes and no effective submarines. Yet, the number of soldiers killed was second highest to all wars up to the Persian Gulf War . Think about it: Name some of the factors that helped create the huge number of dead warriors in the civil War. Think about it

  21. FYI Revolution 4,435 War of 1812 2,260 Mexican War 1,733 Civil War 214,939 Spanish American War 385 WW I 53,513 WW II 292,131 Korean Conflict 33,667 Viet Nam War 47,393 Persian Gulf 148

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