Civil War Timeline Activity (With and Without QR Codes)

In this Civil War timeline activity, the teacher scatters and hides the 35 event cards around the room. The events begin in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln and end with the 1865 surrender of the last Confederate general. Students use QR readers to find the dates of the events and record the information on a handout. Then, students place the events in the correct chronological order on a timeline. Students will be engaged while learning about important events that occurred during the Civil War.

No QR readers? No problem! A non-QR version is also included!

Note: The QR codes were designed for students to use a QR code reader app to reveal the event’s date. If students do not have a QR code reader app, they may use the camera on their device. However, the camera reads the QR code differently. It assumes they want an Internet search for the date (there is no way to control what sites the device pulls into the search). So, if students want to use their camera, they will need to first put their device in airplane mode or turn off the WiFi connection.

What's included:

-Clear teacher instructions (3 pages)

-Share links for student handout and timeline and directions for using them in Google Drive (8 pages)

*you will still need to print the timeline cards to scatter in your room for the hunt even if you are using the Google Drive version

-Color and Greyscale versions with QR codes sized 8.5 x 11 inches (35 pages)

-Color and Greyscale versions with no QR codes sized 8.5 x 11 inches (70 pages)

-No QR Code version with 4 events per 8.5 x 11 inch page (18 pages)

QR Code version with 4 events per 8.5 x 11 inch page (9 pages)

-Student handout and key (4 pages)

-Fillable PDF student handout for students to complete digitally (2 pages)

-Timeline for student to complete and key (2 pages)

-Fillable PDF timeline for students to complete digitally (1 pages)

-Editable student handout (2 pages)

-Editable templates to add events needed for your state's curriculum (3 pages)

Events Included:

Election of Lincoln; South Carolina secedes; Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana secede; Crittenden Compromise fails; Texas secedes; Confederate States of America is established; Lincoln's inauguration; attack on Ft. Sumter; Virginia secedes; Arkansas and North Carolina secede; Tennessee secedes; 1st Battle of Bull Run; Trent Affair; Battles of Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson; Peninsula Campaign; Monitor v. Merrimac; Battle of Shiloh; Capture of New Orleans; 2nd Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Antietam; Emancipation Proclamation; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Siege of Vicksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Chickamauga; Battle of Chattanooga; Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Sherman's March to the Sea; re-election of Lincoln; surrender of Robert E. Lee; assassination of Lincoln; surrender of Stand Watie

This zip file contains PDFs.

This download contains files that may be printed and copied or used in 1:1 or flipped classes. Use whichever version fit best with your class. The other version remain yours in case you ever need to use them (in case your school makes the jump to 1:1 classes sometime in the future or if you have a student whose IEP requires a hard copy of assignments instead of digital ones).

You may put the materials in this file on a LMS for STUDENT USE that RESTRICTS access like Google Drive, Google Classroom, OneDrive, Edmodo, Blackboard, etc. where students are either invited via an email address or log in with a user name and password. It may not be uploaded to your school's shared file server or other file sharing services like Amazon Inspire. SHARED LINKS AND PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE UPLOADED TO A CLASS WEBSITE UNLESS THE SITE IS RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS WITH A LOGIN AND PASSWORD AND IT MAY NOT BE USED IN A COURSE ON OUTSCHOOL OR ANY SIMILAR PLATFORMS/MARKETPLACES.

Questions? Email me at andrea@musingsofahistorygal.com

***This resource is included in the following bundles:***

* Civil War Bundle

* U.S. History to 1877 Bundle

* U.S. History Mega Bundle: Exploration to Present

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