Name:
Date:
Period:
The Union in Peril Timeline Project
You will create a timeline of all the events leading up to the Civil War. It will be due on _______.
Your timeline must include the following events in chronological order:
1846
1854
1856
1859
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Caning of Sumner
Harper’s Ferry
(p 306)
(p 314)
(p 316)
(p 327)
1850
1856
1857
1860
Compromise of 1850
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Election of 1860
(p 307)
(p 314-315)
(p 325)
(p 329-330)
1. You will explain all eight of the events.
2. You will need to illustrate four (or more) events on your timeline.
3. You will need to choose the four that you think had the most influence in the South’s
decision to secede and start the Confederacy.
a. With the four events that you’ve chosen, you will explain why these events had the
most impact in two paragraphs at the bottom of your timeline.
To be completed after the project: answer in complete sentences. Give at least three reasons.
Using the rubric below, I would give myself a grade of _____. I think I deserve this because…
If I had to do this project over again, I would improve by…
I liked this project because…
What I would change about the project –
Name:
Date:
Period:
Rubric
10 - A
8-B
7-C
5 - D/F
Timeline of
Events
all 8 listed in
chronological
order
has 6 listed in
chronological
order
has 5 listed in
chronological order
has less than 4 listed
in chronological
order, not in order
Explanation
of Events
explains all 8
events in clear
detail, accurate
explains 6 in
somewhat clear
detail, mostly
accurate
explains 5 events,
not enough
information to be
clear, mostly
inaccurate
information
explains less than 4,
doesn’t explain, no
detail, inaccurate
doesn’t clearly or
inaccurately
explains the 4
chosen events that
led to the South’s
secession, at least
one paragraph to
explain the impact
of events,
somewhat supports
their claim with
supporting detail
inaccurately or is very
unclear why the 4
chosen events led to
the South’s secession,
less than one
paragraph to explain
impact of events,
doesn’t make sense,
doesn’t support their
claim with any detail.
illustrates 2 events,
somewhat neat,
mostly messy, has
very little color,
somewhat
represents the
events
illustrates less than 1
event, messy, no
color, doesn’t
represent the events,
2 paragraph
Explanation
of 4 Events
Chosen biggest impact
on Southern
secession
Illustrations
explains in clear
explains in clear
and accurate
and mostly
detail why the 4
accurate detail
chosen events led
why the 4
to the South’s
chosen events
secession, two or led to the South’s
more paragraphs
secession, less
to explain impact
than two
of the events,
paragraphs to
clearly supports
explain impact
their claim with
of events, mostly
supporting details
supports their
claim with
supporting detail
illustrates 4 or
more events,
neat, colorful,
represents the
events clearly
illustrates 3
events, mostly
neat, mostly
colored, mostly
represents the
events
Total: _____/40 *** anything less than 27 needs to be redone for a passing grade **
40-36 = A
35-32 = B
31-28 = C
27-24 = D
23 & below = F