Road to Revolution Historical Timeline

(Cause and Effect)

Purpose: The purpose of this project is twofold; to become familiar with important dates and events
leading up to the American Revolution, as well as to evaluate these events and create a thesis around,
What caused the Revolutionary War?
What you will be doing/need to have done: You are going to create a timeline upon which you will
place the following events at their appropriate dates, with their description/definition, historical
importance/significance, and relevant image. You also need to create a thesis that is supported
throughout your timeline. It does not need to be in every point on the timeline, but it should be apparent
throughout. Remember, history is not random facts grouped together. You must make sure that there is a
thread that connects these events. There are various ways to do this, and perhaps one of the easiest is to
place the events into particular categories, e.g. laws to save money, laws to punish, actions of rebellion,
etc.
Please be as accurate as possible in all areas of your timeline. You will be graded based on the rubric on
the reverse of this sheet.
YOU ARE NOT TO USE WIKIPEDIA doing so will result in a loss of points. You should also have a
works cited page on the backside of your timeline poster.
Events:
A. French and Indian War
B. Treaty of Paris 1763
C. Proclamation of 1763
D. Sugar Act
E. Stamp Act
F. Quartering act of 1765
G. Repeal of the Stamp Act
H. Declaratory Act
I. Townshend Act
J. Boston Massacre
K. Boston Tea Party
L. Intolerable Acts
M. Quebec Act
N. First Continental Congress
O. Battle of Lexington and Concord
P. Second Continental Congress
Important Dates:
Assigned: 9/1/16 or 9/2/16
Due: Wednesday, September 14th

Road to Revolution Historical Timeline Project

What a good project looks like:
A standard poster-board sized project (no tri-Folds) meeting all of the requirements listed above
Thesis:
There is a continuing argument over what caused the American Revolution, whether it was unfair
taxation by the King, selfishness on the part of the colonists, or other assorted reasons. As we go
through this unit, you will have a better understanding of this argument. For your poster, you need to
develop a clear thesis as to what you believe caused the American Revolution. That thesis needs to be
clearly evident in your poster/presentation, and your description of most of the events listed above
should
Presentation:
The final product should be visually appealing and easy to read. I suggest that since space will
be somewhat limited, you avoid excessive artwork other than the image required for each event on the
time line. While visual appeal is necessary, it is not a graded aspect of this assignment. However, you
will be graded on effort. Typing may also help you fit information on the posters while still keeping it
legible.
Road to Revolution Rubric
Image:
1pt - appropriate image
0pt Fails to add image, or image is not relevant to that specific text
Date:
1pt Gives the day, month, year as accurately as possible. This means it is given at its most narrowed
down level as possible.
0pt Fails to give the date; gives it incorrectly; or is not the most accurate date for that event.
Description/Significance:
3pts Description is accurate, thorough, and comprehensive. Historical significance is given and is
accurate and relevant.
1-2 pts Description is lacking because of only one of the following: some minor errors, lacks some
minor details, significance seems to show a lack of comprehension of true relevance to the American
Revolution, but is in the ballpark.
0 pts Fails to attempt to supply a description or significance, or is grossly inaccurate in either category.
Thesis:
10 pts: A sound thesis is created and is supported throughout the timeline.
5 pts: Thesis is there, but is lacking at obvious events.
0 pts: Fails to incorporate thesis.