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Heritage: Civil War

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  • Who was the president of the Union?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • What is the symbol of the American Red Cross?
    a red cross
  • What were the two groups in which the Nation was divided?
    Union, confederate
  • Who set up the American Red Cross?
    Clara Barton
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    It set slaves free in areas that had rebelled against the Union.
  • How did Clara Barton help out in the Civil War?
    She risked her life to help the wounded
  • Mention two inventions used in the War
    telegraph, railroads, better guns
  • After the war, what law ended slavery?
    The Thirteenth Amendment
  • Who was Edward Everett?
    He was a well known orator chosen to give a speech at the burial event.
  • Who urged Congress to pass a new amendment to the Constitution?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • Which army did General Robert E. Lee lead?
    The Southern Army
  • Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
    The Union Army
  • How were army officers able to send messages?
    by telegraph in Morse Code
  • What did Lincoln wish about slavery?
    He wished the United States did not allow slavery.
  • Who was Clara Barton?
    she was a nurse.
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation show?
    the end of slavery
  • How many minutes did Abraham Liconln's speech last?
    around two minuntes
  • Where did Lee's army fight the Union in Pennylvania?
    at Gettysburg
  • What did the Battle of Gettysburg do to southern hopes of defeating the Union?
    It ended them
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