Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Slavery
Famous General
Woman
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What was the Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, was a Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties during the 3-day battle, making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.

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What is Abraham Lincoln’s real name

 Abraham Lincoln

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What is slavery?

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.[1] A slave is unable to withdraw unilaterally from such an arrangement and works without remuneration. Many scholars now use the term chattel slavery to refer to this specific sense of legalized, de jure slavery.

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Name a famous general 

Abraham Lincoln

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Name a famous women from the Civil War

Harriet Tubman

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What Famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give? 

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Delivered on the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, the Gettysburg Address is known by some as the greatest speech in the world – and one of Abraham Lincoln's defining moments.

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how many siblings did Abraham Lincoln have?

2

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what was the underground railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada. The scheme was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees.

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Name a famous general 

Ulysses S. Grant

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When did Harriet Tubman die

March 10, 1913

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Is it possible for any veterans From the Civil War to be alive



No

Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 – August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed


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who killed Abe Lincoln


John Wilkes Booth



Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, murderous attack on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the next morning.


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Name a famous slave

Harriet Tubman (c. 1822 – 1913), nicknamed "Moses" because of her efforts in helping other American slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.

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Famous general 

Robert E. Lee

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what role did women play in the Civil War

The lives of women changed dramatically during the American Civil War. They playedimportant roles both at home and on the battlefield. ... On the battlefield, womenhelped to supply the soldiers, provide medical care, and worked as spies. Some women even fought as soldiers

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Who is the head general for the confederacy


General Robert E. Lee



General Robert E. LeeThe General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States, or simply General in Chief, was the professional head of the Confederate States Army from February to April 1865.


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Did Abraham Lincoln drop out of school

Yes he did

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When did slavery end


1780



Following the American Revolutionary War, Northern states abolished slavery, beginning with the 1777 Constitution of Vermont, followed by Pennsylvania's gradual emancipation act in 1780.


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What is a general 

The term general is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank.

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could women in the Civil War be a soldier

Yes 

Militarily, the women soldiers faced few disadvantages. The vast majority of the common soldiers during the Civil War were former civilians who volunteered for service. These amateur citizen soldiers enlisted ignorant of army life. Many privates had never fired a gun before entering the army.

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When did The Civil War start

April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865

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was Abraham Lincoln a good president 

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When did slavery start


1619



The first 19 or so Africans to reach the English colonies arrived in Point Comfort, Virginia, near Jamestown, in 1619, brought by English privateers who had seized them from a captured Portuguese slave ship. Slaves were usually baptized in Africa before embarking.


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When was Abraham Lincoln born?

February 12, 1809

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Militarily, the women soldiers faced few disadvantages. The vast majority of the common soldiers during the Civil War were former civilians who volunteered for service. These amateur citizen soldiers enlisted ignorant of army life. Many privates had never fired a gun before entering the army.

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