Mini Documentary Project – The Civil War AP U.S. History TASK Working in groups of 1-2 people, you are required to research one of the topics on the Civil War assigned to you by Mr. Gibson. Your task is to create a 2-3 minute documentary that examines and discusses the history and background of your topic, as well as it’s impact on the conflict that forged the United States. REQUIREMENTS Your movie must address the following areas that pertain to your topic Give your own brief description the event or section that you have been assigned. You can't include everything, so only provide your viewer with the most important information about your section of the conflict. Weave your answers to the questions below within this description. o Why is your section or area of focus historically significant within the Civil War? o Why is your section or area of focus historically significant within American History? There is a saying that “History is a story well told”. Make sure that your topics story is clear to your audience. Your movie must be 2 to 3 minutes long in order to receive full credit. Your movie must include a narration of at least 30 seconds. Your movie must include an interview / video clip of some kind that is at least 20 seconds long. Your movie must include relevant pictures, video clips, music, graphs, text, picture effects, transitions, etc, to make it look as professional as possible. GRADING / DUE DATES Your final is worth a total of 200 points. Your grade will be based on the rubric below. Your section will be combined with the rest of the movies made by your classmates to create a full documentary of the Civil War. “A” 200-180 Points “B” 179-160 Points “C” 159 – 140 Points All Required Technical Elements included in the film Most Required Technical Elements included in the film Some Required Technical Elements included in the film All content requirements included in the film Most content requirements included in the film Some content requirements included in the film Overall Effort The film is informative about the topic The film is polished with few technical or content errors The film looks like the product of 2 weeks of work Group effort is evident Overall Effort The film is somewhat informative about the topic The film is very somewhat polished but has several technical or content errors Group effort is somewhat evident Overall Effort The film is both professional informative about the topic The film is very polished with no technical or content errors Group effort is clearly evident “D or lower” 139 – 0 Points Few Required Technical Elements included in the film Few content requirements included in the film Overall Effort The film is sloppy, unorganized, or unrelated to topic Film looks like a rough draft with excessive no technical or content errors Little to no group effort 1. Causes of the Civil War I a. Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Compromise of 1850, Dred Scott Decision, Kansas Nebraska Act, “Bloody Kansas” 2. Causes of the Civil War II a. John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry, Popular Sovereignty, The Brooks/Sumner Attack, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The LincolnDouglas Debates, The Election of 1860 3. Advantages / Disadvantages of the Union a. North = Population, Heavy Industry, Navy, Had to conquer the South, Fought on Southern Territory, Poor Early Leadership, The Role of Lincoln, Anaconda Plan 4. Advantages / Disadvantages of the Confederacy a. South = Military Tradition, Survival Techniques, Fighting a Defensive War on their own soil, Military Leadership, Cotton, Lack of Industry, Failed Military Alliances with Foreign Countries 5. 6. Confederate Leadership (Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, James Longstreet, George Pickett) a. Davis = Cabinet, “Spoils System” Military Strategy, Relationship with Confederate Citizens b. Lee = Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Defense of Petersburg c. Jackson = 1st & 2nd Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, d. Longstreet & Pickett = Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg Union Leadership (Abraham Lincoln, George MaCcallean, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Meade) a. Lincoln = Suspending Habeas Corpus, Emancipation Proclamation, Conscription, Election of 1864, Gettysburg Address, Battle of Fort Stevens b. McClellan = Training of the Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Election of 1864 c. Grant = Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Overland Campaign, Siege of Petersburg, d. Sherman = March to the Sea, Total War 7. Technological Advances ot the Civil War a. Railroads, Telegraph, Medicine, Spencer Revolver, Sharpe’s Rifle, Gatling Gun, Submarines, “IronClads”, Monitor vs. Merrimac, Hot Air Balloons, Photography 8. Early Battles 1861-1862 a. Fort Sumter, Anaconda Plan, 1st Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Seven Pines, Peninsula Campaign, Seven Days Battle, Reasons for Early Confederate Success, Taking New Orleans, Shiloh 9. Battle of a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Antietam Date(s) Opposing Commanders Casualties “Bloody Lane” “The Cornfield” “Burnside Bridge” “Dunker Church” Outcome / Significance 10. The Emancipation Proclamation a. Abraham Lincoln b. Battle of Antietam c. The “Military Strategy” d. Changing the aim of the war e. Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation f. African-Americans in the Union Army g. 54th Massachusetts (Union) 11. Battle of a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. Gettysburg Date(s) Opposing Commanders Casualties “The Fish Hook” “Little Round Top” “Pickett’s Charge” “Railroad Cut” “Devils Den” Outcome / Significance 12. Siege of a. b. c. d. e. f. Vicksburg Date(s) Opposing Commanders Casualties “The Canal” “Porter’s Gun Boat Fleet” Outcome / Significance 13. The Gettysburg Address & The NYC Draft Riots a. Battle of Gettysburg b. Edward E. Horton c. Text of Lincoln’s Speech d. Significance of the Address e. Conscription / “The Draft” f. Details of the 3 Day Riot g. How was the riot put down? 14. Siege of a. b. c. d. e. f. Petersburg Date(s) Opposing Commanders Casualties “The Crater” Trench Warfare Outcome / Significance 15. Major effects of the Civil War / Aftermath a. Appomattox Courthouse b. Economic Impact c. Casualties d. Lincoln’s Assassination / John Wilkes Booth e. Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction 16. Daily Life a. b. c. d. e. f. of a Civil War Soldier Union Side Confederate Side Food, Supplies, Sleeping Hardships / Prisoner of War Camps Demographics Rate of Desertion 17. Women in the Civil War a. Key Figures = Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman b. Role in Industry (North & South) c. Role on the “Home Front” d. Spies Union & Confederate e. The United States Sanitary Commission. f. Women in the Military (Union & Confederate) g. African American Women (Free & Slave) 18. African Americans & Immigrants a. African Americans (Free & Slave, the 54th Massachusetts, The Emancipation Proclamation, Fort Wagner, Fort Pillow, Service in the Confederate Army) b. Irish American’s (The Irish Brigade, The NYC Draft Riots, The 10th Tennessee) c. German Americans, Latino Americans, Italian Americans, & other ethnicities in the Civil War d. Types of discrimination faced by each of these groups.