NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document.
 
 
 
Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.”

NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin.
 
 
 
NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II
up to 250 words per topic/subtopic.
For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed
.
Be sure to cite all sources.
 
 
 

Major Event/Epoch in American History


Time Period/Date(s)


Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History


1)
      
The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s.


 


 


2)
      
The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including:

a)
      
The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)
      
The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)
      
The Compromise of 1850

d)
      
The Underground Railroad


 


 


3)
      
The evolution of Sectionalism, including the cultural divide that developed between the North and the South; Southern Secession and its connection to the theme of “individualism.”


 


 


4)
      
The causes and consequences of the Civil War.


 


 


5)
      
The phases of the Reconstruction Era and its legacy to U.S. history.


 


 


6)
      
The post-Civil War conquest of the West, including the “displacement” of the Native American tribes.


 


 


7)
      
The socio-economic impact of the rise of industry in the U.S. during the post-Civil War years, including the rise of labor unions.


 


 


8)
      
The socio-cultural and economic impact of the mass immigration to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s.


 


 


9)
      
The socio-cultural impact of the Progressive Movement and its legacy to American history.


 


 


10)
  
Imperialism and America’s rise to power, including the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War of 1898.


 


 


11)
  
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.


 


 

 
 
 
NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document.
 
 
 
Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.”

NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin.
 
 
 
NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II
up to 250 words per topic/subtopic.
For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed
.
Be sure to cite all sources.
 
 
 

Major Event/Epoch in American History


Time Period/Date(s)


Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History


1)
      
The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s.


 


 


2)
      
The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including:

a)
      
The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)
      
The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)
      
The Compromise of 1850

d)
      
The Underground Railroad


 


 


3)
      
The evolution of Sectionalism, including the cultural divide that developed between the North and the South; Southern Secession and its connection to the theme of “individualism.”


 


 


4)
      
The causes and consequences of the Civil War.


 


 


5)
      
The phases of the Reconstruction Era and its legacy to U.S. history.


 


 


6)
      
The post-Civil War conquest of the West, including the “displacement” of the Native American tribes.


 


 


7)
      
The socio-economic impact of the rise of industry in the U.S. during the post-Civil War years, including the rise of labor unions.


 


 


8)
      
The socio-cultural and economic impact of the mass immigration to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s.


 


 


9)
      
The socio-cultural impact of the Progressive Movement and its legacy to American history.


 


 


10)
  
Imperialism and America’s rise to power, including the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War of 1898.


 


 


11)
  
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.


 


 

 
 
 
 
 
Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following Web sites can be accessed as resources for the Timeline assignment.
 
 
 
“Overview of Slavery,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=6&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Overview of the Civil War,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=7&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Overview of Reconstruction,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=8&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Overview of the Gilded Age,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Overview of American Becomes a World Power,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=10&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Overview of the Progressive Era,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=11&smtid=1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following electronic resources can be accessed as support for the Timeline assignment.
 
 
 
“The Liberator: Inaugural Editorial by William Lloyd Garrison,” located on the Sewanee: The University of the South Web site at America’s Civil War.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html
 
 
 
“John Brown’s Raid, 1859,” located on the EyeWitness to History Web site at
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/johnbrown.htm
 
 
 
“The Emancipation Proclamation,” by Lincoln, located on the National Archives and Records Administration Web site at
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
 
 
 
“The Civil War 1864: Harper's Weekly Original Civil War Newspapers,” located on the Son of the South Web site at
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-1864.htm
 
 
 
“Mississippi Black Code,” located on the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media Web site at
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/recon/code.html
 
 
 
Review “Overview of the Pre-Civil War Era,” located on the Digital History Web site at
 
 
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=5&smtid=1
 
 
 
“Gettysburg Address,” located on the Library of Congress Web site at
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
 
 
 
“Lincoln Assassination Theories: A Simple Conspiracy or a Grand Conspiracy?” located on The Abraham Lincoln Research Web site
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln74.html

 
 
 
“Dred Scott’s Fight for Freedom,” located on the PBS Web site at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html
 
 
 
 
 

           
 
The following Web sites can be accessed as resources for the Timeline assignment.
 
“Overview of Slavery,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=6&smtid=1
 
“Overview of the Civil War,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=7&smtid=1
 
“Overview of Reconstruction,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=8&smtid=1
 
“Overview of the Gilded Age,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtid=1
 
“Overview of American Becomes a World Power,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=10&smtid=1
 
“Overview of the Progressive Era,” located on the Digital History Web site at
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=11&smtid=1
 
 
 
 
 
The following electronic resources can be accessed as support for the Timeline assignment.
 
“The Liberator: Inaugural Editorial by William Lloyd Garrison,” located on the Sewanee: The University of the South Web site at America’s Civil War.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html
 
“John Brown’s Raid, 1859,” located on the EyeWitness to History Web site at
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/johnbrown.htm
 
“The Emancipation Proclamation,” by Lincoln, located on the National Archives and Records Administration Web site at
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
 
“The Civil War 1864: Harper's Weekly Original Civil War Newspapers,” located on the Son of the South Web site at
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-1864.htm
 
“Mississippi Black Code,” located on the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media Web site at
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/recon/code.html
 
Review “Overview of the Pre-Civil War Era,” located on the Digital History Web site at
 
 
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=5&smtid=1
 
“Gettysburg Address,” located on the Library of Congress Web site at
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
 
“Lincoln Assassination Theories: A Simple Conspiracy or a Grand Conspiracy?” located on The Abraham Lincoln Research Web site
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln74.html

 
“Dred Scott’s Fight for Freedom,” located on the PBS Web site at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html