The Civil War

The Civil War

This is a re-enactment of a Civil War battle. The Civil War was a war between the Northern and Southern states. In the video, you will see the Union soldiers in blue and the Confederate soldiers in gray. Many men fought and died. Over 600,000 men died on both sides. The South was fighting because they felt they were being taxed unfairly and didn't have enough power to make their own decisions. The South also wanted to keep slavery legal and the North wanted to set the slaves free. Watch these OPTIONAL videos and see what a battle would have looked like. 

***** Just to note, the second video is also a re-enactment of the Civil War, but with Lego men being the characters (this may be a better option for younger children to view or those Lego fans). There are people that get shot in both videos. *****

Click on this link for a timeline of the Civil War.    http://www.ducksters.com/history/civilwartimeline.php

Click here to learn about Daily Life during the Civil War.  http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/life_during_the_civil_war.php

What was life as a soldier like? http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/life_as_a_soldier_during_the_civil_war.php

What did the uniforms look like? http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/military_uniforms.php

EXTRA CREDIT:

1) Complete a lapbook on the Civil War. There are a lot of free ones such as this: http://lifeofahomeschoolmom.com/2013/08/free-civil-war-lapbook/

2) Bring in pictures and tell about a time you may of visited a battle site from the Civil War.

3) Color or Draw a picture or bring in a Lego creation related to the Civil War.

4) Create a timeline of events that occurred during the Civil War.

NOTEBOOKING PAGE:

http://homeschoolhelperonline.com/2015/07/16/the-american-civil-war-notebooking-page/