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Choose 2 of the 3 Options Offered Below:
A. Create a vertical timeline of the major events & battles of the Civil War, including
locations and the victorious side of each major battle and event in the Civil War. If
available in the text-book, indicate the death-toll for each side and write a one
sentence consequence for each event. Include
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Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Election of 1860
Southern States Secede
Battle at Fort Sumter
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
The Fall of New Orleans
Seven Days’ Battles
Bloody Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Surrender at Appomattox
The 13h Ammendment
(30 points)
B. Write two ½ to ¾ page letters. Each letter is from a soldier home to their family or
from a family member to a soldier. One letter should be from the point of view of a
Union Soldier and the other letter should be from the point of view of a Confederate
Soldier.
-Describe your home.
-Describe the most important members of your family in some detail.
-Describe your upbringing and the extent of your education.
-Describe your livelihood or how you were financially supported before the Civil War
began.
-Describe your reasons for supporting the position of either the Union or the
Confederacy.
-If you are a man, explain what compelled you to enlist to fight. If you are a woman,
explain how you feel about your writing partner joining up to fight.
-Describe the most pressing concern in your life, your hopes and dreams, before the
war broke out.
-Describe the ways in which you fear the war will change your life.
The letter should tell the reader exactly why the soldier is fighting in the Civil War
and what they hope to achieve by fighting on for their respective side.
(30 points)
C. Create a Travel Brochure of Civil War Locations as if you were leading a tour of those
places. The brochure must be in full color and include elaborate descriptions of the
locations and their histories. You may choose 6 of the battlegrounds or important locations
from the following:
Battle at Fort Sumter
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
The Fall of New Orleans
Seven Days’ Battles
Bloody Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Surrender at Appomattox
(30 Points)
60 Points Total