Download Soldier. - 5th Grade Civil War Unit

Civil War Problems!
Soldier. You have been hired to solve the major problems of the Civil War. Can you
solve these for us? You may use whatever methods you prefer, just make sure you
show your work and final answers. Remember, word problems can be solved through
a variety of ways (even drawing pictures!) Ten hut! On your way then! We’re
counting on you!
1. At Cold Harbor, Virginia, 7,000 Americans fell in just 20 minutes. This was a very sad and bloody day for
both sides of the Civil War. How many Americans died per minute? Show your work please!
2. Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: Some of these regiments went to the
Confederacy and some went to the Union. If 4 more went to the Union than to the Confederacy…how
many were sent to each? Show your work!
3. More than 3 million men fought in the Civil War. Write 3 million as a number and identify each of the
number’s place value. (For example, the last 0 of 3 million is the ‘ones’ category.) Show your work!
4. Interestingly, disease actually killed more soldiers throughout the war than battle conflicts. In fact, 2 men
died from disease for every 1 man who died in battle. That means, if 3 men died in battle, 6 probably died
of disease. If 10 died from battle conflicts, how many would have died from disease? Show your work!
5. In order to encourage people to sign up for the army, there was a money award for signing up—about
$677! Some people would sign up, get the money, and then run away. One man, in fact, accomplished
this fact 32 times! ANSWER BOTH:1) How much money did he make? 2) If the reward had been $688 per
time, how much more would he have made? Show your work!
Civil War Problems! (Answer sheet)
Soldier. You have been hired to solve the major problems of the Civil War. Can you
solve these for us? You may use whatever methods you prefer, just make sure you
show your work and final answers. Remember, word problems can be solved through
a variety of ways (even drawing pictures!) Ten hut! On your way then! We’re
counting on you!
1. At Cold Harbor, Virginia, 7,000 Americans fell in just 20 minutes. This was a very sad and bloody day for
both sides of the Civil War. How many Americans died per minute? Show your work please!
7000/20 = 350 Americans/minute
2. Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: Some of these regiments went to the
Confederacy and some went to the Union. If 5 more went to the Union than to the Confederacy…how
many were sent to each? Show your work!
(Many students may draw a picture here).
X+ (X+5) = 39  2X +5 = 39  2X = 34  X =17, X+5 =22. (Students will probably not do it this way…
they will also probably use guess and check to find their answer!)
3. More than 3 million men fought in the Civil War. Write 3 million as a number and identify each of the
number’s place value. (For example, the last 0 of 3 million is the ‘ones’ category.) Show your work!
3,000,000 Millions, Hundred Thousands, Ten Thousands, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones
4. Interestingly, disease actually killed more soldiers throughout the war than battle conflicts. In fact, 2 men
died from disease for every 1 man who died in battle. That means, if 3 men died in battle, 6 probably died
of disease. If 10 died from battle conflicts, how many would have died from disease? Show your work!
(Many students may draw a picture to get this answer, or perhaps a graph…)
10X2= 20 men died from disease
5. In order to encourage people to sign up for the army, there was a money award for signing up—about
$677! Some people would sign up, get the money, and then run away. One man, in fact, accomplished
this fact 32 times! ANSWER BOTH:1) How much money did he make? 2) If the reward had been $688 per
time, how much more would he have made? Show your work!
1. He made 677X32=$21,664
2. At 688X32, he would have made $22,016. He would have made 22,016-21664 =$352 more dollars