Civil WAr
History Channel Interactive
We are going to explore the Civil War in this exercise. We are going to click on the link below and it will take you to the history channel website. It will take you to a 150 year anniversary interactive page. On that page there are six categories. You will click on each category and it will give you information about your each individual topic. I have a list of questions below to help guide you through the webpage. Just write the answers on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure you click on the questions below and it will put them in an easier way to read.
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home
Civil War Interactive Questions
www.history.com
1. Was the Union the North or the South?
2. Was the Confederate the North or the South?
3. How many African-Americans fought for the Union?
4. How many women fought for the Union?
5. How much money did the White Union soldiers make a month?
6. How many Black Union soldiers make a month?
7. What age was the average soldier during the war?
8. How much money did a Confederate soldier receive by 1864?
9. What types of food did the soldiers eat?
10. What types of supplies did the soldiers have?
11. What types of weapons were used during the Civil War?
12. How much did a Spencer Repeating Rifle cost?
13. What body part had the highest death rate during the war?
14. How many died in the Civil War?
15. How many people does that equal to in today’s population?
16. What percent of soldiers died of disease?
17. Which battle was the deadliest battle during the Civil War?
18. Who was the Confederate General during the Battle of Gettysburg?
19. Who was the Union General during the Battle of Spotsylvania?
20. Who lost the Battle of Gettysburg?
21. What was the estimated cost of the Civil War? How much in today’s amount?
22. Who spent the most money? How much?
23. What is a difference between Union and Confederate money?
24. Who won the Civil War?
25. Who was the President during the Civil War?