Civil War - Learning Stations
Civil War - Learning Stations 2010
Learning Station 1: Background to Civil War
Map:
1. What state was most of the battles fought in the East? ____________________________
2. What geographic feature were most of the Civil War battles along in the West? _________________
Casualties:
3. How many Confederate deaths were in the Civil War? _____________ How many Union? _______
Poster – (start with “War Machine” at the top of poster)
4. How much weight in supplies would a 100,000 man army consume in a day? ______________ (tons)
- How many pounds is that number above? _________________________ (need to do math)
- How many wagons, horses, draft animals were needed to move it? ________________
5. Look at “Shattered Lives”. If a soldier was shot, describe the most common form of treatment? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Look at “Home Front”. Describe some of the hardships faced by families during the war.
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_______________________________________________________________Other pictures:
7. Who is the president of the Confederacy? __________________________ Union? _____________________
Learning Station 2: Slavery in America
Bill of Sale (receipt):
8. How much money was spent on the purchase? ___________________________________________
9. What was bought according to the bill of sale? ___________________________________________
Newspaper
10. What is the date and is this newspaper (town and state) published? _____________; _____________
11. How many slaves are for sale on Saturday? ________________
12. What are the skills of some of the slaves for hire?
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13. On Saturday at the courthouse, what can a person do involving slaves? _______________________
Sale of valuable slaves Poster?
14. Where is the poster from and what is the date? ______________________; ___________________
15. How old is Fanny #4 & what skills does she possess (have)? __________ ; ____________________
16. How old id Frank #8 & what skills does he possess (have)? _________; ______________________
Woman Slave Photograph
17. Use adjectives and adverbs that describe how she looks and what her life must be like.
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Learning Station 3 (Generals)
Fill out the ballot and put in the ballot box. Then answer questions below. See book p66-67 for help.
18. p66 What Confederate general is most famous? Why? _____________________________________
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19. p67 What Union general is most famous? Why? _________________________________________
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20. Pick another Union or Confederate general and describe what he looks like. Union.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conf.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Learning Station 4 (Flag Fight)
PICK UP “Flag Fight” Article between Station 3 & 4. Read the article at your desk & answer questions.
21 .Flag Fight Article
a. Before July 1, 2000, where was the Confederate Flag flying above in South Carolina? ______________
b. What do you many Southerners believe the flag symbolizes?
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c. What does the NAACP believe the flag symbolizes?
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d. What type of protest was done against the flag?
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e. How has the debate continued?
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Learning Station 5 (Battles and Flag)
22. Describe the first flag of the Confederacy? _____________________________________________
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23. Describe the Confederate battle flag? _________________________________________________
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24. Pick one painting from the battle of Gettysburg (1 of 4) and describe what is happening.
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25. Look at the battle of “Vicksburg”. What is in the background of the picture and why is it important?
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26. Look at the battle in “The Wilderness”. Who won the battle? Explain.
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27. Look at the battle labeled “Sherman’s March to the Sea”. What do you notice?
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Learning Station 6 (Textbook – The American Journey)
28. Primary Source p36. Describe the “physical characteristics” of an average soldier in the Civil War.
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29. (p35) Economics and History
a. How much did a private get paid during the Civil War? ________________________
b. What types of bonuses were given to recruit people to volunteer to become a soldier?
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c. How much did African Americans get paid as soldiers until 1864? Why would they get this amount?
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CONTINUED - Learning Station 6 (Textbook – The American Journey)
30. (p38-39) Describe the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) and their battle. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
31. Describe Civil War battlefield medicine. Compare and contrast it to today’s battlefield medicine. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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32. Use chart on p65. Where were most of the battles fought? (Union or Confederate) What facts support your answer from the bar graph? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
33. How many soldiers died in the Civil War? What was the most deadly war in America’s history?
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Learning Station 7 (Computers)
Log on to type in the quickpass code TAJMT7189c2. Look at all three in-motion maps and answer the following questions.
33. Resources in the North and South:
What percentage of the following categories does the Union have:
Population: _______ Railroad mileage: _______ Number of farms: _______
Exports: _______ Manufacturing: _______
34. War in the East:
How many total soldiers were killed at Antietam? Who won? ____________________ ; ____________
How many Union soldiers fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville? Who won? ____________; _______
How many Confederate soldiers fought at Gettysburg? What percentage of the army was killed?
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35. The Final Battles:
Describe the route Sherman took his army from Chattanooga to the end of the war?
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Describe the route Grant took his army from Washington, D.C. to the end of the war?
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Play the e-puzzle game if you have time. (click on epuzzle – games link)
UNION AND CONFEDERATE GENERALS
THE BALLOT
Directions: Write the code of your choice on the line. (Examples: N7 for Amistead or S2 for Lee.)
Coolest beard: ______
Most handsome: ______ (Ladies only)
Best Uniform: ______
Most hair: ______
Least hair: ______ (Mr. Hoppe is not a Civil War general!)
Most likely the best leader: _______ Why? _____________________________________________
UNION AND CONFEDERATE GENERALS
THE BALLOT
Directions: Write the code of your choice on the line. (Examples: N7 for Amistead or S2 for Lee.)
Coolest beard: ______
Most handsome: ______ (Ladies only)
Best Uniform: ______
Most hair: ______
Least hair: ______ (Mr. Hoppe is not a Civil War general!)
Most likely the best leader: _______ Why? _____________________________________________
UNION AND CONFEDERATE GENERALS
THE BALLOT
Directions: Write the code of your choice on the line. (Examples: N7 for Amistead or S2 for Lee.)
Coolest beard: ______
Most handsome: ______ (Ladies only)
Best Uniform: ______
Most hair: ______
Least hair: ______ (Mr. Hoppe is not a Civil War general!)
Most likely the best leader: _______ Why? _____________________________________________
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Name: _______________________ Per: ____ Group: ____ Date: __________
Due Date: __________
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