Antebellum Era
Project
HUSH – 10
PROJECT TOPICS
1. Missouri Compromise
9. Brigham Young
2. John Marshall
10. Texas Revolution
3. Trail of Tears
11. John Brown
4. Zachary Taylor
12. Quantrill’s Raiders
5. Winfield Scott
13. Frederick Douglas
6. California Gold Rush
14. Underground Railroad
7. Dred Scott
15. Lincoln – Douglas
8. Compromise of 1850 /
Fugitive Slave Law
Debates
Requirements
 4 slides of information, plus title page and work cited.
 At least 4 pictures. One must a portrait of your figure, or of
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the key figures of the event.
What is the historical significance of your topic?
What did they do that made them unique? Or made the event
unique?
For individuals, discuss their background and its effect on the
person they became?
For individuals, how did they meet their end?
What was the signature / defining moment of your individuals
life? What was the defining moment during your event?
For non individuals, what part did the event play in the
greater story of the Antebellum Era?
If applicable, what part did the issue of slavery play with your
topic.