The Traditional Civil War Curriculum,
Optional
The Civil War Animated Map
Name: _________________
Date: _________________
The Traditional Civil War Curriculum | Middle School Battlefields.org
The Civil War Animated Battle Map (Runtime 27:28)
The American Battlefield Trust Civil War Animated Battle Map tells the story of the American
Civil War from its origins to its outcomes. The following questions can be answered by students
during or after viewing the Civil War Animated Battle Map. Click here to access the video.
1. What were the stereotypes of Northerners and Southerners?
o
o
2. Arguments over which key issue in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s led to
Civil War?
o
3. What crisis brought Southern slaveholders into northern territories?
o
4. What book galvanizes people against the cruelty of slavery?
o
5. Who attempted to lead a slave uprising that convinced southerners that their way of life
and lives were in danger?
o
6. Who was a prairie lawyer turned politician?
o
7. Who was a senator from Mississippi and former Secretary of War?
o
8. Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought? Which side won?
o
o
9. Who refused to recognize the Confederacy and deemed secession unconstitutional?
o