Changes for Caroline

Changes for Caroline is the sixth book in the Caroline series.

Characters

• Caroline Abbott
• John Abbott
• Mama Abbott
• Grandmother Livingston
• Aaron Livingston
• Lydia Livingston

Introduced

• Mr. Sinclair
• Mrs. Sinclair

Only in Changes for Caroline

• Robbie Parkhurst
• Mrs. Parkhurst

Chapter by Chapter Summary

Looking Back: Changes for America in 1812

Discusses how America began to change at the end of the War of 1812. Topics covered:

• How the Americans and British sought to end the war, culminating in the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814
• The Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, between American and British forces unaware that the war was over, resulting in American victory
• Celebration of the war's end as news of the treaty traveled throughout America
• The War of 1812 resulting in status quo ante bellum, with heavy military and civilian casualties and neither the British or American sides gaining or losing territory
• The growth of American manufacturing following the end of the war
• American victories against the British in the War of 1812 as America's proof of military and naval strength
• Britain and Canada eventually allying with America following the war
• American expansion into the west, rather than north
• Settlement of Ohio and further west into the territories of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois
• Initial farm work as a rough endeavor involving the entire family, including young children, and relying on neighbors and family members
• Continued westward expansion of the frontier, resulting in the admission of Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, and Alabama into the Union four years after the War of 1812
• America as a country today

Items associated with Changes for Caroline

• Caroline's Calf, Garnet
• Caroline's Work Dress
• Caroline's Skiff