Scavenger+Hunt



Welcome to the Team 5 Scavenger Hunt! This scavenger hunt is on the subject of the American Civil War for the 9th grade level. Please read the directions below very carefully. 1. Read each question very carefully. 2. Use the hyperlinked text in each question to find your way to the answers to each question on the hunt. 3. Respond to each question using the information from the sources provided. 4. Have Fun!

Tips: - be sure to open the links in separate tabs or windows so you don't accidentally navigate away from this page

Questions:

Sub-topic: Abraham Lincoln's Presidency by: Chase Fults

1. What document did President Lincoln issue that freed the slaves from within the Confederacy? a. Emancipation Proclamation b. Gettysburg Address c. Bill of Rights d. Treaty of Paris

2. At what location was President Lincoln fatally wounded during his Presidency? a. The White House b. Fort Sumter c. Ford's Theater d. the Battle of Gettysburg

3. What was President Lincoln's political party affiliation? a. Democrat b. Republican c. Independent d. Loyalist

Sub topic: Famous Battles/People of the Civil War by: Stacey Saul

4. What famous battle in the Civil War located in Pennyslvania? a. Gettysburg b.Shiloh c. Fort Sumter

5. What famous person led the Confederates in the Civil War? a. Tom Jones b. Robert E. Lee c. Thomas Jefferson

6. Where did they Civil War begin ? a. Battle of Gettysburg b. Shiloh Battle c. Fort Sumter

Sub topic: Statistics and Trivia by: Kayla Davidson

7. The number of deaths in the Battle of Gettysburg is equal to: a. World War I b. Vietnam War c. 9/11 Terrorist Attacks d. Gulf War

8. How many more Federal Forces were there than Confederate at the Battle of Shiloh? a. 40,000 b. 30,000 c. 10,000 d. 5,000

9. The Battle of Bull Run is also called: a. Prince William b. Pope c. Longstreet d. Manassas

Sub-topic: The Union during the Civil War by: Chase Fults

10. How many Black soldiers had joined the Union Army by the end of the war? a. under 20,000 b. more than 186,000 c. more than 211,000 d. under 13,000

11. How many men did the Regular Army of the United States have serving when the Civil War began? a. 10,565 b. 2,006 c. 16,367 d. 41,534

12. The main Union army in the eastern theater of the war was known as the: a. the Army of the Potomac b. the Army of Northern Virginia c. the Great Horde d. the Yankee Brigade

Sub-topic: The Confederacy during the Civil War by: Cara Baker

13. Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War? a. Abraham Lincoln b. Jefferson Davis c. George Washington d. Richard Nixon

14. How many states were included in the Confederacy? a. 11 b. 9 c. 12 d. 13

15. Which of the following was NOT one of the Confederate states? a. Alamaba b. Georgia c. Florida d. Michigan

