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Gettysburg
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Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war?
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In southern Pennsylvania, the most decisive battle of the war was fought.
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Gettysburg Address
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What did the Gettysburg Address help Americans to realize?
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The speech helped to realize that it was not a collection of individual states.
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Grant appointed commander of all Union armies
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What was Grant's overall strategy for defeating Lee's army? What tactics did he use?
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Destroyed Lee's army.
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Sherman's march from Atlanta to the sea
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What was Sherman's goal in his march to the sea? What tactics did he use to to accomplish that goal?
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Sherman began his march southwest through Georgia to the sea, his army burned almost every house.
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John Wilkes Booth
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After the war ended, why didn’t Lincoln implement his plans for reunifying the nation?
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Whatever further plans Lincoln had to reunify the nation after the war.
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Impact of the War
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What were some of the political and economic changes brought about by the war?
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During the war, the federal government passed laws, after the war, no state ever threatened secession again.
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Thirteenth Amendment ratified
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What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
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Was ratified at the end of 1865, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except for punishment for crime.
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