Page 31 - Civil War Curriculum Book

Civil War Program

Activity Sheet

Directions: Answer as many questions as you can in the time allowed. Do not watch the Free Life
Video (you can watch some of it)—it is 35 minutes long and you will miss the rest of your Civil
War Program.
Free Life Theater exhibit room
1 What does it mean to be a “free American?” Mr. Farrow Powell was a “free
American.”
2 What was the fugitive slave case about?

The Civil War exhibit room
3. When did America’s Civil War begin?
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4. How many Americans died in the Civil War?
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5. Why did Southerners fight in the Civil
War?

6. Why did Northerners fight in the Civil
War?

7. What were the names of two famous local men who gave
speeches urging men to enlist in the Union army?

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8. How many men from Mishawaka enlisted in the 9 Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment?

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9. How many men from South Bend enlisted in the 9 Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Regiment?
10. Who was Col. Norman Eddy?

11. Who was Schuyler Colfax?

12. What did men, who enlisted in the army, do at training camp?

13. What did soldiers typically do on Sundays?

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