Death and the Civil War Documentary Viewing Guide

**Add another interesting element to your Civil War Unit with this “Death and the Civil War” documentary Viewing Guide.
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This documentary can be used as a review for your Civil War unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the documentary.

The viewing guide includes questions that students can answer based on the information in the video, supplemental activities that may require additional research, and a vocabulary section for students to complete.

How the Lesson Works:
★ As students watch the documentary, they can answer the short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the video.
★ After completing the video, students can complete the supplemental activities on the worksheet along with the vocabulary section.

Documentary Synopsis:
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before — permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people. Contending with death on an unprecedented scale posed challenges for which there were no ready answers when the war began. Americans worked to improvise new solutions, new institutions, and new ways of coping with death on an unimaginable scale.