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Civil War Project Menu 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 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