The 16th President Learning Activity
A Learning On-Line
Activity by Howard Taylor
Authoring,
Researching, Reporting and other Work
Learning On-Line by Howard Taylor for his G.E. students at Charleston,
Il, and all other students of Lincoln
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Questions
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Civil War Technologies & Inventions
The Questions |
President
Abraham Lincoln was very "technologically minded." He would push
for the use of new technologies to help the war effort. Go to
the Civil
War Technology and Inventions site to get information and
questions.
1. Describe this big cannon name, its barrel, cannon balls, and range
of firing. Click Here
2. How did Lincoln use the telegraph? (include the use of secret
codes and ciphers to relay messages to the battlefront and to the War
Room) Click Here
3. What was invented to help the U.S. Navy? Name the ships and
describe them. Click Here
4. Describe the weapons in this picture: Click Here
4. What rifle changed the war-- thousands of deaths. Click Here
5. Tell about how air balloons were used in the War. Do the air
balloon activity. Click Here
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