American Civil War
The resources on this page are helpful for reinforcing important social studies and history curricula and teaching students about the American Civil War.
This worksheet has a word bank with important key terms related to the American Civil War. Students will use those words to fill in the blanks and complete 11 sentences.
4th through 6th Grades
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Students will match 10 letters to 10 names influential in the Civil War based on their descriptions. Can you identify the Union general who later became the 18th president, or the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
4th through 6th Grades
This second matching activity uses different people of importance to the Civil War and different details, including William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott, and "Stonewall" Jackson.
4th through 6th Grades
10 places influential in the setup, course, and outcome of the Civil War are included on this sheet. Write the correct letter to pair capital names, key state admissions, and battle sites with their descriptions.
4th through 6th Grades
Read about Abraham Lincoln and answer the questions that follow. This worksheet includes a graphic organizer and vocabulary activity.
4th Grade
This article is about Clara Barton, a woman who helped soldiers during the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
5th Grade
Have your students read this informative biography and answer the attached questions about Harriet Tubman, a well-known abolitionist who played an important part in helping the Union Army during the American Civil War.
6th Grade
Sojourner Truth was an important figure who fought against slavery and for African American and women's rights. In the Civil War, she helped recruit Black troops for the Union Army. Learn more about her with this short biography and worksheet.
5th Grade
Read about the Transcontinental Railroad, which was built partly during the Civil War. Completed in 1869, many workers who helped build the railroad had been soldiers in the Civil War.
4th Grade
With this worksheet, students will analyze a piece of artwork related to the American Civil War. They will use the piece and their knowledge of the Civil War to answer questions related to the work.
4th through 8th Grades
Hide these scavenger hunt cards around the classroom for a fun and educational activity about American history. Students will read each of the cards as they find them and answer the corresponding questions.
4th through 6th Grades
Civil War Terms FREE
This set of cards includes 20 vocabulary words and terms related to the war, such as sectionalism; abolitionist; free, slave and border states; fugitive; states' rights; secession; and blockade.
4th through 6th Grades
Make learning and reviewing people important to the Civil War easy. Cards with names like Henry Clay, Nat Turner, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, George G. Meade, and Maria "Belle" Boyd are paired with description cards. File includes a page of blank cards for adding other figures your students are focusing on.
4th through 6th Grades
These cards feature descriptions of Civil War events, laws, and locations. They include Fugitive Slave Law, Dred Scott decision, Lincoln-Douglas debates, Harpers Ferry, Fort Sumter, Emancipation Proclamation, and Battle of Gettysburg. Also included is a blank page of cards for adding other items your students are learning about.
4th through 6th Grades
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