The Logbooks of the USS Jamestown
Finding a Sequence
About this Activity
- Created by:Curry School of Education and Human Development
- Historical Era:Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
- Thinking Skill:Historical Analysis & Interpretation
- Bloom's Taxonomy:Analyzing
- Grade Level:High School
This activity is appropriate for grades 7-12 and should take around 20 minutes. It is a great way to introduce students to naval logbooks and familiarize your students with the primary source data found in historic logbooks. In this activity, students will carefully analyze a logbook recorded on the USS Jamestown during the Civil War.
This activity can be used independently or to support a lesson or unit on the American Civil War, specifically when the topic of the Union blockade is taught. In 1861, the USS Jamestown was recommissioned for the blockade and can be considered a historical exemplar for how geography mattered during the war.
Students will be able to:
https://www.docsteach.org/activities/student/the-logbooks-of-the-uss-jamestownThis activity can be used independently or to support a lesson or unit on the American Civil War, specifically when the topic of the Union blockade is taught. In 1861, the USS Jamestown was recommissioned for the blockade and can be considered a historical exemplar for how geography mattered during the war.
Students will be able to:
- consider sourcing to sequence a set of logbooks;
- examine the weather data in a naval logbook;
- analyze a naval logbook from the 1860s; and
- construct and interpret based on historical evidence.