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TAMANEND MIDDLE
SCHOOL
CI V I L W A R
CHALLENGE
THE TEAM IS DIVIDED;
CLASSMATE AGAINST CLASSMATE;
FRIEND AGAINST FRIEND;
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER;
IT’S NO LONGER A GAME…IT’S CIVIL WAR
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General Landis
&
General McFarland
Civil War Challenge
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NAME ___________________________
REGIMENT _______________________
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WEEKS 4 TO 8 REQUIRED READINGS AND HOMEWORK
Wednesday, April 19 – Read 22.1 and 22.2 – North vs. South
Friday, April 21 – Read 22.3 – Bull Run and Women’s Participation
Monday, April 24 – Read 22.4 – Antietam: the bloodiest day, New Realities of War (medicine)
Monday, May 1 – Read 22.5 – Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address
Tuesday, May 2 – Read 22.6, 22.7, and 22.8A – Vicksburg: A Besieged City, Fort Wagner (African
American involvement in the war), Appomattox: Total War Brings an End
Wednesday, May 3 – Read 22.8B – Appomattox: Total War Brings an End
WEEKS 4 TO 8 BATTLES
Introduction
On April 12, 1861, Confederate guns opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, thus beginning the
bloodiest conflict in American history. 620,000 casualties. More than all other American wars combined.
The Civil War remains this nation’s most defining experience, ultimately giving new meaning to the word
“freedom.” Walt Whitman, a young newspaperman destined to become one of America’s greatest poets,
wrote, “We will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background of this war, and it’s best
that we should not. The real war will never be in the books.” These weeks the war will come alive for all
of us to experience.
Battle #10 – Strengths and Weaknesses (during class on Tuesday, 4/18)
As the war began one side had a clear advantage: the North. But as we know from the Revolution, the
underdog should never be counted out. To illustrate the differences, observe the information at your
tables, and create a poster with (4) pie charts illustrating each side’s advantage.
2,000 soldiers will be awarded to the most attractive and informational chart.
BATTLE # 11 – Northern Lights Poem (due in class on Thursday, 4/27)
Your group is to submit one narrative poem describing the events of the Battle of Fredericksburg written
from the perspective of the Union soldier Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Your poem can be in any style
you wish and should have at least two stanzas. Your poem will be presented in a dramatic fashion.
5000 soldiers awarded to the winning regiment.
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Battles 12 through 15 will each be worth 10000 soldiers to the winning regiment
BATTLE #12 – “Tenting Tonight”
Each regiment must construct and dismantle 2 Civil War style tents in the fastest time in order
to earn soldiers. The tents must be sturdy and well-constructed for inspection by the
commanding officers.
5th
BATTLE #13 – Town Ball
This challenge will bring you directly back to the activities of the 1860’s.
8th
9th
BATTLE #14 – Regimental Drilling
All Union and Confederate troops will be whipped into top military shape.
BATTLE #15 – Battlefield Challenge
The battlefield challenge will be the review for the unit exam. This will be a battle nobody
forgets!
FINAL CHALLENGE:
MAY 10th – CIVIL WAR UNIT EXAM
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North vs. South 22.1 and 22.2 (due Wednesday, 4/19)
1. Complete the matrix. List at least five strengths or weaknesses for the North and five strengths or
weaknesses for the South. Include any geographic strengths or weaknesses and put a check next
to them.
Weaknesses
North
South
Strengths
2. Based on the information in your matrix, predict which side you think was more likely to win the
Civil War. Explain your choice.
3. How did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis each use the ideals of the American Revolution
and the Declaration of Independence to support their side’s cause?
Lincoln:
Davis:
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Bull Run and the Women 22.3 (due Friday, 4/21)
1. Explain each of the three steps of the Anaconda Plan.
2. Who won the Battle of Bull Run? Describe the roles that Rose Greenhow and “Stonewall”
Jackson played in the victory.
3. List five roles for women during the Civil War. Circle the role you would have wanted to fill if
you were a woman at that time and tell why.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Antietam: The Bloodiest Day 22.4 (due Monday 4/24)
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1. Explain what the Union navy and army did to put each of the three steps of the Anaconda Plan
into action from 1861 to 1862. Refer to your diagram from the Causes packet (22.3) to remind you
of each step of the plan.
2. Many soldiers who fought in the Battle of Antietam saw it as a defeat for both armies. Why?
Support your answer with statistics.
3. Give three reasons why the death toll for soldiers in the Civil War was so high. Circle the reason
that was the most deadly.
a.
b.
c.
Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address 22.5 (due Monday, 5/1)
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1. Fill in the diagram with two reasons why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and two
important effects of his action.
Lincoln’s Reasons for
Issuing the Proclamation
Effects of
Issuing the Prolamation
1.
1.
2.
Lincoln
Issues the
Emancipation
Proclamation
2.
2. Fill in the speech bubbles to show what General Lee might have said before and after the Battle of
Gettysburg.
3. Why did some Northerners oppose the war? How did President Lincoln respond when opposition
turned violent?
4. Write a short excerpt from the Gettysburg Address that shows how Lincoln chose words to
connect his speech to the Declaration of Independence. Then explain why you think he wanted to
connect his address to the Declaration.
Vicksburg: A Besieged City 22.6 (due Tuesday, 5/2)
1. Complete the spoke diagram. One entry has been started for you.
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2. Explain what the Union navy and army did to maintain or make progress on Steps 1 and 2 of the
Anaconda Plan from 1862 to 1863.
3. Suppose you are a civilian in the South in 1864. Write a short letter to your father in the
Confederate army telling him what life is like for civilians back home.
Fort Wagner (African American involvement
in thegoing
war) and
Total War Brings an End 22.7
HW Keeps
on Appomattox:
next
and 22.8A (due Tuesday, 5/2)
page
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1. Fill in the Venn diagram to compare the experience of African American soldiers and white
soldiers in the Union army. Give at least two important similarities and at least four key
differences.
22.8A
1. Describe what General Grant meant by the term total war. Do you believe that total war is an
appropriate war strategy? Why or why not?
2. Explain what the Union army did to complete Step 3 of the Anaconda Plan from 1864 to 1865.
Appomattox: Total War Brings an End 22.8B (due Wednesday, 5/3)
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1. Write a newspaper headline and a short news article describing the event that occurred in
Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Be sure to include information on what, who, when,
where, and why.
2. There were many important results of the Civil War. Which do you think was the most important,
and why?
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