Name:____________________________________________________________Date:_________

Civil War Timeline Research Project

Learning Targets:

Students will sequence and understand the key events of the Civil War.Students will be able to explain how people of different classes, races, genders and ethnicities were affected by the Civil War.Students will be able to interpret primary source documents from the Civil War time period and use them to understand the similarities and differences between the daily lives of Confederate soldiers, Union soldiers, and civilians.Part 1 Key EventsYou will be given a significant event from the Civil War time period. You must research this event to learn as much as you can about it.Your Event:_____________________________________________________________________

Requirements:

1. Complete Timeline Event Template and save to your P-drive.2. Find a primary source document that discusses your event. Save this document to the

group Diigo and use the “post-it and highlighter” features to mark significant information in your document; explain on the post-its why you found this information interesting.

3. Find a picture that adequately represents your event. Trace your picture onto the drawing paper provided and color the picture with colored pencils.

4. Using the template provided, type a synopsis of your event. Include the who, what, where, when, why information from the timeline event template. This template should be printed out, cut on the paper cutter, glued to the inside of your drawing, and then matted to construction paper provided. Font: ARIAL Font Size: 8.5

Part 2 Pivotal People

You will be given a pivotal person from the Civil War time period. You must research this person to learn as much about him/her as possible.Your Person:____________________________________________________________________

Requirements:

1. Complete the Timeline Pivotal Person template and save it to your P-drive.2. Find a primary source document (preferably a diary entry) that discusses your person.

Save this document to the group Diigo and use the “post-it and highlighter” features to mark significant information in your document; explain on the post-its why you found this information interesting.

3. Create a twitter account if you don’t have one. Tweet a quote from your person..as if it were the person talking. Link the journal entry or primary source into your tweet for others to see. You will also have to include the hash tag listed below that applies to your class so that we can create a trending topic.

Gumm 2hr #rvcw1 Ochalek 7hr #rvcw3 Overby 3hr #rvcw5Gumm 8hr #rvcw2 Ochalek 8hr #rvcw4 Overby 7hr #rvcw6

4. Find a picture of your person and fit it into the template provided on the template sheet. Using your information, write a synopsis of your person’s life. Fit it into the template provided. Paste the picture on the front and the info on the inside of the footprint provided. You will also need to type the person’s name into a text box template.Font: ARIAL Font Size: 8.5

Part 3 Technical Terms

You will be given a technical term from the Civil War time period. You must research this term/word to learn as much about it as possible.Your Term:_____________________________________________________________________

1. Find a primary source document that discusses your term. Save this document to the group Diigo and use the “post-it and highlighter” features to mark significant information in your document.

2. Add your word and definition to the templates provided. Print them out and paste them to the “cannon” picture.Font: ARIAL Font Size: 8.5

Part 4 Soldier Accoutrements

You will be given a term pertaining to soldier’s daily lives from the Civil War time period. You must research this term/word to learn as much about it as possible.Your Term:_____________________________________________________________________

1. Research your term and then describe it on your Civil War class blog. Include a link to a picture that represents your item.Mr. Gumm’s BlogMrs. Overby’s BlogMrs. Ochalek’s Blog

2. Add your word and definition to the templates provided. Print them out and paste them to the “kepi” picture.Font: ARIAL Font Size: 8.5

Part 5

Search the internet for a Civil War event that happened on your birthday in any year during the Civil War. Type the information inside the star. Put the date and describe the event.

1. November 1860 Lincoln elected President2. December 1860 South Carolina secedes3. February 1861 Confederacy formed4. March 1861 Lincoln inaugurated5. 1861 Camp Randall Opens6. April 1861 Fr. Sumter attacked7. June 1861 West Virginia becomes a state8. July 4, 1861 Lincoln requests army9. July 21, 1861 Bull Run10.March 1862 Monitor vs Merrimac11.April 1862 Shiloh12.September 1862 Antietam13.September 23, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation14.December 1862 Fredericksburg15.March 3, 1863 Military Draft (1st ever)

16.May 1863 Government established the Bureau of Colored Troops17.May 1863 Chancellorsville18.July 1863 Vicksburg19.July 1863 Gettysburg20.July 1863 Pickett’s Charge21.July 13-16 1863 Draft Riots22.September 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address23.November 1863 Chattanooga24.February 24, 1864 Andersonville Prison Camp opens25.June 28, 1864 Arlington Cemetery Opens26.September 1864 Atlanta to Savannah (Sherman’s March to the Sea)27.November 11, 1864 Sherman orders Atlanta burned to the ground28.January 31, 1865 13th amendment ends slavery29.April 9, 1865 Lee Surrenders30.April 14, 1865 Lincoln Assassinated31.April 26, 1865 John Wilkes Booth killed

People

1. Matthew Brady2. Robert E. Lee3. Ulysses S. Grant4. William T. Sherman5. Abraham Lincoln6. Stonewall Jackson7. Jefferson Davis8. George Pickett9. John Wilkes Booth10.Clara Barton11.Jesse Woodson James12.Francis Pickens13.Louisa Hawkins Kanby14.Horace Greeley15.Julia Ward Howe16.Belle Boyd17.Rose O’Neil Greenhow18.Opothleyahola19.Mary Todd Lincoln20.David D. Porter21.George Meade22.Carrie Berry23.Wilmer McLean24.Traveler25.William Carney

26. Hartwell Carver Tompkins27. Cole Younger28. Mary Chesnut29. Robert Gould30. Henry Wirz31. James Longstreet32. Mary Surrat

Terms:

1. Habeas Corpus2. Conscription3. Bounty4. Total war5. Ironclad6. Antebellum7. Brigade8. Campaign9. Cavalry10. Flank11. Infantry12. Scurvy13. Copperheads14. Cotton-clads15. Furlough16. Parapet17. Sutlers18. Flying battery19. Bivouac20. Hot shot21. Company22. Foraging23. Parole24. Picket25. Reveille26. Minie ball27. Skirmish28. Trenches29. Repeating rifles30. Reconnaissance31. Typhoid

Soldiers Accoutrements

1. Bummer

2. Embalmed beef3. Kepi4. Cartridge5. Haversack6. Housewife7. Scabbard8. A Beat9. Bones10. Greenback11. Johnny12. Vittles13. Sawbones14. Jonah15. Shirker16. Brogan17. Yank18. Quick-step19. Grayback20. Arkansas Toothpick21. Pepperbox22. Hornets23. Possum24. Dogrobber25. Goober Pea26. Litter27. Quaker gun28. Powder monkey29. A.W.O.L.30. Shebangs31. Contraband