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Library of Congress Student Name(s): ___________________________________Date: _______________________________________________ PASTIMES OF THE CIVIL WAR SOLDIER 1.Why did soldiers need pastimes or why do you suppose they created pastimes of their own? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2.Are any of these games still being played today? If so, which ones? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3.Which of your favorite games do you believe will still be around more than one hundred years from now? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Are there any other games or activities you can think of that soldiers might have liked? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5.Which of these games might have involved wagers and gambling and so might not have been written about in letters sent home? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6.How much free time is a soldier likely to have in the summer as compared to the winter? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ |
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