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QR Challenge: Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. Who was the President of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis
2. Who was the President of the Union? Abraham Lincoln
3. Who was the most famous Confederate General, known for being “reckless” and on the offensive? General Robert E. Lee
4. General Sherman recommended what kind of strategy for the Union, which meant they would conduct merciless attacks on both civilians and soldiers? Total War
5. Confederacy/Union - Which used the power of strong national government to make firm, decisive action during the war? Union
6. Confederacy/Union - Which chose NOT to use telegrams as a means to direct and order troops? Confederacy
7. Confederacy/Union - Which tried to raise more money by printing off more bank notes, leading to inflation? Confederacy
8. How did the Union create more revenue from their citizens? Taxes and bonds
9. True/False - Both the Confederacy and the Union used “conscription,” or required people to enter military service, but allowed rich men to avoid service. True
10. What was the document called that Lincoln signed to free slaves from the rebellious states? The Emancipation Proclamation
11. What was the Union’s “Anaconda Plan”? Blockading Southern ports to starve them of supplies and stop their exports.
12. President Lincoln suspended some Civil Rights, like the right not to be imprisoned without being charged of a crime. This right Lincoln suspended is called what? Habeas corpus
13. Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? Fort Sumter
14. What was the first battle of the Civil War that saw large-scale death and casualties? Battle of Shiloh
15. Union/Confederacy - Who won the Second Battle of Bull Run, solidifying General Lee’s reputation as a tactical genius? Confederacy
16. Which battle is the bloodiest day in American history and also led to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation? The Battle of Antietam
17. New technology made a big difference during the Civil War. One new invention was massive ships, like the Merrimack and the Monitor, that were called what? ironclads
18. Which battle/siege was the Union successful in splitting Confederate forces in half? Vicksburg
19. What was the 3-day battle that led to over 50,000 casualties as the Union successfully stopped Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North? (It also led to a famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln.) Gettysburg
20. Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender on April 9, 1865? Appomattox Court House
21. What happened to the Union President, Abraham Lincoln, on April 14, 1865, just 5 days after the Civil War ended? He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_was_the_President_of_the_Confederacy?

Question 1 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_was_the_President_of_the_Union?

Question 2 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_was_the_most_famous_Confederate_General,_known_for_being_“reckless”_and_on_the_offensive?

Question 3 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=General_Sherman_recommended_what_kind_of_strategy_for_the_Union,_which_meant_they_would_conduct_merciless_attacks_on_both_civilians_and_soldiers?

Question 4 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Confederacy/Union_-_Which_used_the_power_of_strong_national_government_to_make_firm,_decisive_action_during_the_war?

Question 5 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Confederacy/Union_-_Which_chose_NOT_to_use_telegrams_as_a_means_to_direct_and_order_troops?

Question 6 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Confederacy/Union_-_Which_tried_to_raise_more_money_by_printing_off_more_bank_notes,_leading_to_inflation?

Question 7 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_did_the_Union_create_more_revenue_from_their_citizens?

Question 8 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=True/False_-_Both_the_Confederacy_and_the_Union_used_“conscription,”_or_required_people_to_enter_military_service,_but_allowed_rich_men_to_avoid_service.

Question 9 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_document_called_that_Lincoln_signed_to_free_slaves_from_the_rebellious_states?

Question 10 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_Union’s_“Anaconda_Plan”?

Question 11 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=President_Lincoln_suspended_some_Civil_Rights,_like_the_right_not_to_be_imprisoned_without_being_charged_of_a_crime.__This_right_Lincoln_suspended_is_called_what?

Question 12 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Where_were_the_first_shots_of_the_Civil_War_fired?

Question 13 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_first_battle_of_the_Civil_War_that_saw_large-scale_death_and_casualties?

Question 14 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Union/Confederacy_-_Who_won_the_Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run,_solidifying_General_Lee’s_reputation_as_a_tactical_genius?

Question 15 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_battle_is_the_bloodiest_day_in_American_history_and_also_led_to_Lincoln’s_Emancipation_Proclamation?

Question 16 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=New_technology_made_a_big_difference_during_the_Civil_War.__One_new_invention_was_massive_ships,_like_the_Merrimack_and_the_Monitor,_that_were_called_what?

Question 17 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_battle/siege_was_the_Union_successful_in_splitting_Confederate_forces_in_half?

Question 18 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_3-day_battle_that_led_to_over_50,000_casualties_as_the_Union_successfully_stopped_Robert_E._Lee’s_second_invasion_of_the_North?__(It_also_led_to_a_famous_speech_given_by_Abraham_Lincoln.)

Question 19 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Where_did_General_Robert_E._Lee_surrender_on_April_9,_1865?

Question 20 (of 21)

 


Civil War QR Code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_happened_to_the_Union_President,_Abraham_Lincoln,_on_April_14,_1865,_just_5_days_after_the_Civil_War_ended?

Question 21 (of 21)