Responsibilities
When kids took over jobs for adults as they left for the war what was one common job?
Managing livestock, cooking meals for younger siblings, becoming nurses, sewing fabric, farming, household chores, performing clergy work, working in ammunition factories and government offices
What games did children like to play at school during the Civil War?
Cards, 5 stones, Pick-up sticks, checkers
Were girls allowed to fight in the war?
No
What type of books did children read to pass the time?
Magazines, dime novels, or books that encouraged them to sacrifice themselves for the war.
What is the rarest M n M color
Brown
Did children have to give up food to soldiers passing by?
Yes, becuase they couldn't fight back to keep their food.
Why did children drop out of school?
To support their families and help run family farmers and businesses.
About how many children enlisted in the war?
Approximately 10,000
What games did girls like to play in the Civil War?
They played with rag dolls
What were the colors of oranges were before they were orange?
Green
True/False - Children discouraged the raids and looting groups that were occurring in bakeries and other food stores.
False - Children were the ones who formed these bands and felt justified in their actions because of "all the things the war has taken from them".
Was the curriculum left up to the teacher or the local school board in the 1860s?
The teacher
What percentage of the civil war were child soliders?
5%
What games did guys like to play in the Civil War?
They played with plastic flutes and played patriotic songs
True/False - Australia's surface area wider than the moon?
True
What did children do to help soldiers in the civil war?
They sent care packages that included food, packages, bandages, and clothing to soldiers.
True/False - Children wrote more than they memorized back in the 1860s
False
How young were some of the children who fought in the battle of Gettysburg?
10 Years Old
What were the Sanitary Fairs in the Civil War that families attended?
A large fair to support wounded sick soldiers and the US Sanitary Commission.
What was a popular condiment that was once used as medicine?
Ketchup
What was one responsibility that children in the South had to endure during the Civil War? (Try to use the website PBS - Kids in the Civil War - American Experience)
Their homes were turned into command posts or field hospitals and they had to help tend to wonder soldiers.
True/False - When students were in 5th grade they're reading level was college-level
True
What was the most popular role for a child who fought in the Civil War?
Drummers - musicians that sent pout signals through the sounds
What could people do at Sanitary Fairs?
They could buy and sell homemade goods, attend concerts, and speeches, and look at war relics from the revolution.
What country has the most lakes?
Canada