Mr. HilfertyUnited States History 1

Research Activity: Colonial New Jersey Timeline

Directions: Using the research from class, create a timeline of key events in New Jersey’s history from the founding of the colony to the reunification of East and West Jersey. The timeline will be graded on appearance, accuracy, creativity and number of events. You need AT LEAST five events during this time frame. Along with the timeline, you will need to write a short history of colonial New Jersey (about a paragraph) that explains each event in your timeline. The short history should be done ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER than the timeline. The timeline and short history will be worth a total of 25 points.

Due: Tuesday October 2

Sources: Two sources, other than your textbook and notes.

The TIMELINE will be graded using the following guidelines:

  1. Appearance- must be neat, organized, and on a large piece of construction paper (bigger than 8 x 11)
  2. Accuracy- Dates and events must be accurate and in the correct order.
  3. Time frame- Events should be included in the time frame assigned. Nothing should be included before New Jersey’s founding or AFTER the reunification of East and West Jersey.
  4. Pictures are not required, but creativity will be accounted for in your grade.

(12 points)

The Short History of New Jersey will be graded using the following guidelines:

  1. Consistency with your timeline- events must match up with the ones on your timeline
  2. Accuracy- information must be accurate, and be supported by sources
  3. Two Sources- Sources must be appropriate and reliable (a government website, a college or university website, an encyclopedia website). DO NOT use a site that is a blog or an opinion site (check with Mr. Hilferty if there is any confusion as to the reliability of your site)

(13 points) Total: 25 points