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Civil War Escape Room – VA SOL USI.9

Are you looking for a fun way to review the Civil War? Look no further! This Civil War Escape Room has everything you need! Whether teaching remotely or in-person, this classroom escape room is easy to set up, and students will have lots of fun reviewing what they have learned!

In this Civil War Escape Room, students are in the process of time traveling back in time to study the Civil War when their time machine malfunctions! The only way to repair the time machine and return to the present is for students to successfully complete six challenges.

To take a closer look at the escape room activities included, check out the images at the top of the page!

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Topics covered:

• Key differences between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy)
• Legislation related to the expansion of slavery into new territories including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Session
• Civil War leaders including Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee
• The Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation
• Important Battles including Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the surrender at Appomattox Court House

What escape room activities are included?

Students will complete six challenges. When completing the activities, students will use critical thinking and inference skills. Challenges include activities such as:

• Assembling puzzles to find a secret code
• Decoding an excerpt from the Gettysburg Address
• Solving puzzles and riddles to determine which states seceded from the Union
• Decoding information about important Civil War battles
• Matching people, events, and legislation to their descriptions to create secret codes

Is a digital version included?

This resource includes two versions of the escape room. The first version is a PDF escape room that can be completed in a classroom.

The second version is a digital escape room that can be completed in Google Forms. The digital escape room is self-checking so that students can review the answers to their work even when learning remotely.

What standards are covered?

This Civil War Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia U.S. History SOL USI.9, although it closely matches most U.S. History standards related to the causes, events, people, and outcomes related to the Civil War.

What are other teachers saying about this escape room?

• “My students loved using this resource. They were engaged in the Civil War activity and had a fun time learning more about it.” (anonymous)
• “I use escape rooms for review the day before an assessment. This is a great escape room and my students love it.” (Amanda F.)
• “My kids loved this activity! Great resource!” (Vikki S.)

Don’t miss out!

Students will love completing the activities in this Civil War Escape Room! Teacher instructions are provided, making it easy to set up and implement whether in-person or virtually.

 

Want to save money?

This Civil War Escape Room is included in my U.S. History Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price!

 

Other U.S. History resources that may interest you:

• Civil War Unit
• Civil War Escape Room
• Civil War Task Cards
• Slavery in the U.S. Study Guide
• Civil War Study Guide
• U.S. History Curriculum

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Other Information:

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If you would like more information about using classroom escape rooms, check out my blog post “Create the Perfect Classroom Escape Room.”