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The following activity was shared in a google doc. However it also can be completed just as easily with a typical worksheet.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/resources/whoami/whoami.html
For ALL SIX PEOPLE: Read the clue, then look at the evidence to select the two items that are connected with each person. In YOUR document, list the two pieces of evidence with an explanation of each item. After listing the items, select the person who you think best fits the clues and items. Once you select the correct person, list the name and position of the person.
Example:
Evidence #1 (expo marker) – This marker was used to write information on a white board.
Evidence #2 (laptop computer) – This device stored activities, grades, seating charts and also had access to the internet.
Person: Mr. History, High School Teacher, USA
For each person, list the 2 pieces of evidence with an explanation of each.
People: Stand Waite, Louis Douglass, Dorethea Dix, Willie Johnston, Belle Boyd, John Simpson Crocker
Positions: US Colored Troops of America, Union Drummer Boy, Union POW, Confederate Spy, Cherokee Confederate General, Union Nurse
Evidence: Dress, Fancy attire, Small gun: kept hidden during secret missions, envelopes – to help wounded write letters, Medical Kit, Picture: Picture of African-American Unit, Flag: Proud member of the Massachusetts 54th regiment, Hat: I was in the Union Infantry, Drum: I was under 18. Most of us played music, Hat: I was in the Union Infantry, Plate and utensils: Given to prisoners of war, Hunting Knife: useful weapon of choice, Confederate Flag: Loyal to the Confederacy
Answers:
- Stand Waite: Position: Cherokee Confederate General Evidence: Bowie Hunting Knife
- Louis Douglass: Position: US Colored Troops of America Evidence: Picture of African-American Unit, Flag
- Dorethea Dix: Position: Union Nurse Evidence: envelopes – to help wounded write letters, Medical Kit
- Willie Johnston: Position: Union Drummer Boy Evidence: Drum, Union Hat
- Belle Boyd: Position: Confederate Spy Evidence: Dress, small gun
- John Simpson Crocker Position: Union Colonel POW Evidence: Plate, fork, and knife issued to prisiners of war