The American Civil War - Process
Instructions
Important note: For this American Civil War Infoquest, you are to use the work packet provided. It can be printed or in Google Doc format. All responses, notes, etc. will go into this packet unless otherwise noted. After you have completed your response you will be completing several different projects on The American Civil War.
For Independent Activity (working alone): You should follow the tasks in order.
For Pairs or Group Activity: If working in groups you could assign a different task item to each group member. You should as a group think, pair, and share you work, except the assessment/exam which should be completed individually.
Activity:
- [ The American Civil War Infoquest Worksheet Packet] (Teacher Version)
- [ The American Civil War Infoquest Worksheet Packet] (Student Version)
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Note: While the US Civil War occurred over 150 years ago, the United States became one united country after the Civil War. Some symbols of the Confederacy are considered by some as discriminatory (Confederate Battler Flag, Statues of Confederate Soldiers and Leaders, and Names of Schools, Towns, Cities, University and College Buildings and Schools.) While these names are part of history, it has become a very difficult task to separate the people who were commemorated, from their history. Some of these names have been removed, and some remain. Some historians believe eliminating these names may serve more harm than good since removing them from historic memory doesn't allow future generations to learn from the mistakes of the past. Some historians have suggested solutions to these issues by moving statues to cemeteries, museums, or to place other statues or plaques to show how the Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and of human rights. At the war's end, slavery was officially abolished via the 13th Amendment. Former male slaves of voting age gained the right to vote via the 15th Amendment, and African-Americans would begin to be treated equal under the law via the 14th Amendment. This did not prevent post-civil war racism and discrimination. A long struggle for civil rights would begin, politically, economically, socially, and intellectually. While this struggle for civil rights exists in many forms, it is an on-going process for the progress of the United States on these fronts. It is beholden to each generation, to build upon the progress of the last generation, and the promise located in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution for us to be inspired to create a "more perfect union", but we must be very cognoscente (aware) of historical revisionism, which does not allow for the study of history as it happened, in the era that it occurred, and to remember the people, who were products of their times, even though their cause was unjust and inhumane. We as Americans, have learned much towards our progress as a nation, and we most often, look at the past through our modern lens, but we know much more than the conventional people from yesteryear. This will never excuse their actions, but hopefully puts the historical era from whence they lived into a broader perspective. |
Vocabulary Research
Before beginning you will need to learn some important Civil War Vocabulary. In your research these terms will appear and it is important that you understand their meanings. You may find each definition by clicking on the word. Study these terms and then complete the matching quizzes that follow.
| Civil War Vocabulary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| battlefield | style="width: 103.25px;" | blockade | casualties |
campaign |
border state |
| cavalry |
style="width: 103.25px;" | civil war |
Habeas Corpus |
Confederacy |
North |
| Confederate |
style="width: 103.25px;" | militia |
resolved |
slave state |
theater of war |
| Union Soldier |
style="width: 103.25px;" | preserve |
secession |
South |
Union |
Vocabulary Set Quizzes
