Causes of the Civil War Illustrated Timeline

 

Use your textbook (chapter 10, sections 2-4) to create an illustrated timeline that defines and explains the main causes of the Civil War. 
As you read and learn about each event, ask yourself this focus question:

 

How did the nation try, but fail to deal with growing sectional differences?

 

After you have researched each event, create a chronological timeline that includes a picture or symbol for each, along with a detailed explanation and response to the focus question above.

 

Events to Include on your Timeline:

  1. The Compromise of 1850
  2. Harriet-Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  3. The Kansas-Nebraska Act and “Bleeding Kansas”
  4. Dred Scott Supreme Court Case Decision
  5. John Brown and the raid on Harper’s Ferry
  6. Election of 1860

 

Sample Illustrated Timeline:

 

The nation tried…

v      

v      

v      

  

 

Compromise

      of

    1850

 

v      

 

 

The nation failed…

 

Timeline pieces should be typed and presented in a professional display.

Timeline Due Date: ______________________