Historical Trading Card Project Miss Capone American History

Historical Trading Card Project Miss Capone American History Class Periods 1, 4 and 7

Focus on Continental Expansion n n The United States started out as 13 colonies ruled by Great Britain… How did our country expand from one coast to the other?

Louisiana Purchase n n n Land purchases from other countries. Map shows the new territory from the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. The country more than doubled in size!

Oregon Country n n n Map of the Oregon Country from 18181846. What states are in this part of the U. S. ? How much has it changed?

• Please choose a historical figure for your project from one of the two lists. • Time period: Continental Expansion – Civil War John C. Calhoun James Monroe Andrew Jackson John Marshall Henry Clay John Jacob Astor Daniel Webster James K. Polk Stephen F. Austin Davy Crockett Sam Houston Kit Carson Meriwether Lewis William Clark Sacagawea Sojourner Truth Sarah Winnemucca Zebulon Pike

Civil War Figures David Farragut Mathew Brady Clara Barton Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln George Pickett Dred Scott William Sherman Harriet Beecher Stowe John Brown Ambrose Burnside Fredrick Douglas Nathan Bedford Forrest Ulysses S. Grant Ambrose P. Hill Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson James Longstreet George Brinton Mc. Clellan Elisha Hunt Rhoades J. E. B. Stuart Sam Watkins Pierre Beauregard John Caldwell Calhoun Mary Boykin Chestnut

Cards must include. . . n n n n n Name of your historical figure Birthday and date of death Nickname (if they have one) Photograph Occupation North or South (Civil War), or where they lived 5 facts about they influenced their time period (unique and interesting!) A quote: by them or about them. At least 2 sources (where did your information come from? )

Examples

Front of the card n n Creative border Photograph of your historical figure (clear image) Name of your figure Title of the card ‘series’ (Famous faces, Historical Heroes- make it creative and fun!)

Back of the card. . . n n n n Full name D. O. B. and death Where they lived/ Union or Confederate Occupation 5 facts about them- what is important/unique/interesting! Include a quote (by them or about them) At least 2 sources (website, encyclopedia, book) ***Please note: if you use wikipedia as a source…. you must have 3 sources. ***

Bibliography n Website: Last name, First name. "Article Title. " Website Title. Publisher of Website, Day Month Year article was published. Web. Day Month Year article was accessed. <URL> n Cain, Kevin. "The Negative Effects of Facebook on Communication. " Social Media Today RSS N. p. , 29 June 2012. Web. 02 Jan. 2013 n Book: Last, First M. Book. City: Publisher, Year Published. Print – James, Henry. The Ambassadors. Rockville: Serenity, 2009. – Encyclopedia – Last, First M. , and First M. Last. "Article Title" Encyclopedia Name. Publication year. Page(s). – Mc. Ghee, Karen, and George Mc. Kay. "Insects" Encyclopedia of Animals. 2007. 170 -71.

Rubric n n n n 2 -10 points in each category Format of the front of the card- border, picture, name and title. Back of the card: Accurate information. Neatness and coloring Grammar/ mechanics (complete sentences/ spelling mistakes). Was your project completed on time? Worth 50 points.