Civil War Timeline Project
Mr. Haines
Your assignment is to create a timeline of events throughout the years of the Civil
War (1861, 62’, 63’, 64’, and 65’).
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Using the internet research and write a brief summary (5 sentences) of 8 of
the events below.
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Find appropriate pictures to represent the events (at least 3 illustrations).
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Using Microsoft PowerPoint create a timeline of the events. Make sure to
include your brief summary and illustrations in an organized and colorful manner.
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Put all 17 events in order, according to date, into your PowerPoint –
detailing the 8 events you chose to research.
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MISSIOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
NAT TURNER’S SLAVE REVOLT 1831
TEXAS ANNEXATION OF 1845
THE MISSOURI CRISIS 1819
PUBLICATION OF UNCLE TOM’S CABIN 1852
JOHN BROWN’S RAID AT HARPER’S FERRY 1857
DRED SCOTT SUPREME COURT DECISION 1857
COMPROMISE OF 1850
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT 1854
ELECTON OF 1860
FORMATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 1854
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 1850-1860
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 1850
BLEEDING KANSAS 1854
LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES 1858
WILLIAM GARRISON PUBLISHES THE LIBERATOR 1831
THE WILMOT PROVISO 1850