Road to Civil War Timeline Project
Name(s) ________________________________________________________
You and a partner are to create a timeline that will highlight
the most important events that led up to the Civil War. Your
timeline should be colorful, creative, and include historically
accurate information about the events listed below.
Every Timeline must include the following events:
Missouri Compromise (304-305)
Nat Turner’s Rebellion (428-429)
Compromise of 1850 (478-479)
Fugitive Slave Act (479-480)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (481)
Kansas-Nebraska Act (484-486)
“Bleeding Kansas” (486-487)
Brooks Attacks Sumner (487)
Dred Scott Case (489-490)
Lincoln-Douglas Debates (491-492)
Raid on Harper’s Ferry (493-494)
Election of 1860 (495-496)
Timelines should include:
Name of each event
Year and/or day of event (All events must be in chronological order)
3 facts about each event
o Facts should help answer the question “What happened during this event?”
o Also, answer “How did this event create tensions between the North and South?”
A picture/drawing for each event
Grading:
Each event in chronological order – 6 points
Accurate information about each event – 24 points
Symbol/illustration for each event – 10 points
Total – _________/40 points
TIMELINES WILL BE USED ON QUIZ OVER THE CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR!!!
Timelines should be drawn on large poster and should be neat and colorful