Civil War Scavenger Hunt

Name ________________________

American Civil War Scavenger Hunt

Introduction:
You are a reporter in the American Civil War. This is a really difficult time for all Americans
no matter which side they are on. People are taking sides against their neighbors, friends,
and even, at times, against their own brothers and sisters.

Task:
You must find as much information as you can about the Civil War. You will then
write a newspaper story, create a PowerPoint slide show, and/or create a poster using
your collected information.

Process:
You will use the Internet sites below or books from the media center to find information
to complete the questions below. Once you have collected your information, you will write
your article, create you slide show, or poster.

Data Sheet: Click on the web address, and then answer the question or follow the directions.

http://www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/

http://rs6.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+United+States++History++Civil+War,+1861+1865.+))

1. Select one picture from the list on the site and print it out. Look at several pictures before deciding
which one you want to use for your report. Below on the line write the web address of your picture.

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http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/cwtake.html

2. Describe how photographs were taken during the Civil War.

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3. Write any other information about photographs that you found on the Internet sites.

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http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/abolition.html

4. Who were the Abolitionists? _________________________

5. What did they try to do? ____________________________

6. Explain what the Underground Railroad was and what it tried to do?

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7. Write the name of a freed slave who was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

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http://rs6.loc.gov:80/ammem/tl1861.html

8. Write a partial timeline for the Civil War for the year 1861.

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http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/slave.html

9. Write about a day in the life of a slave.

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http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/academic/history/marshall/military/civil_war_usa/pictures/lady-spy.gif

10. Name the Civil War spy discussed on the site above. Explain what she did and how you feel about
what she did.

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http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/trivia2.html#spies

11. Select the site above. There are several spy stories. Find one that discusses someone who spied for the
North (Union) and write about that person. Be sure to write the person's name.

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http://www.intersource.com/~bjohnson/JHR1.htm

12. The site above is a letter sent home from a soldier in the Civil War. Read it and then in your own words
describe what it was like for this young soldier.

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Created by Barb Jones 9/5/00 (Education Technology Specialist- Bellevue Public Schools, Bellevue, Nebraska)