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Fallen Soldiers (Formerly Called Unfinished Work: The Creation and Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery)Social Studies · US History · Grades 9–12Lesson plan

s After completing the pre-visit activities and on-site program, the students will be able to: --Discuss the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation within the context of Abraham Lincoln's personal and political views regarding slavery and democracy --Describe the horrific conditions of the dead on the battlefield, and list several ways by which a majority of the Union dead were identified --Relate personal accounts as to why individual soldiers were fighting and compare and contrast these with the war aims as expressed in the Gettysburg Address --Determine the reasons why Lincoln

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