Battle of Gettysburg

 

 

 

July first thru third, 1863

A webquest for eighth  graders created by Anne Stafford, Sarah Knight, Levi Smith, Kristi Ferguson, and Alyssa Owens

 

Intro

The battle of Gettysburg was the deadliest battle in American history.  It took place in Gettysburg, Pennyslvania from July first thru third in 1863.  The Army of Northern, VA (75,00 men) was lead by General Robert E. Lee.  They met the Union Army of the Potomac (accidentally) which was led by George G. Meade.  The Union army had 97,000 men.  The Battle of Gettysburg was not a decisive battle, but it was one of the deadliest battles on North American soil.

 

Task

Your job is to answer the ten open notes given below.  Use the links given to research the battle of Gettysburg.  After answering the questions, create a crossword puzzle using the one-word answers.  Switch crosswords with a partner, and complete them.

 

 

Process

1. Click on the links below to research the Battle of Gettysburg.

2. Copy the open ended notes (or print them) and answer them.

3.  Create a crossword puzzle using the link given.

4. Print puzzle and swap puzzles with a partner.

 

Open ended notes

  1. The Battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg, ________________.

  2. The started on _____ 1st, and ended on July 3rd, 1863.

  3. ___________ Robert E. Lee was important in the battle.

  4. General Robert E. Lee’s Army was of _____________ Virginia.

  5. In June, Robert E. Lee decided to take the war ________.

  6. He planned to destroy the railroad bridge at ________________.

  7. Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson’s nickname was ____________.

  8. The Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1st with the __________________ troops attacking the Union.

  9. President Lincoln replaced his army commander, General Joesph Hooker with General George _________

10. On November 19th, 1863, ____________ Lincoln gave his speech which was called the Gettysburg Address. 

 

 

 

Links

http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html

www.edhelper.com/crossword.htm (crossword)

http://en.wikipedia.org/Battle_of_Gettysburg

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm

 

Evaluation

1 You answered more than half of the questions incorrectly.  Your crossword puzzle did not include all of the answers, and the crossword you completed was completed incorrect.
2 You answered half the questions correctly, and your crossword puzzle was incomplete.  The crossword puzzle that you completed was not finished or correct.

3

 You answered one or two questions incorrectly, your crossword puzzle had a few mistakes, and the crossword puzzle that you completed was not completely correct.

4

 You answered all the questions correctly and you crossword puzzles had no mistakes.

Teacher Grading Scale:      1=D     2=C     3=D     4=A     (F's are for doing nothing!)

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have completed your task.  The Battle of Gettysburg ended with a victory for the Union Army of the Potomac.  The army's combined had suffered 51,000 casualties total, whether the soldiers were killed, wounded or missing.  5,000 horses died, and at least 7,000 people were dead.  Four months later, President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address.  Now, there is a Gettysburg National Cemetery and Gettysburg National Military Park.

 

Credits

We would like to thank our awesome teacher, Mrs. Horton, for helping us with this assignment.  We would also like to thank Laura Patton and Mr. Chris for the lending of their jump drives, and Aaron Seifer for being really cool!

Sites:

http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html

www.edhelper.com/crossword.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/Battle_of_Gettysburg

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln

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