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Lesson - The Gettysburg Address

__**MA State Frameworks**__
**USI.37** On a map of North America, identify Union and Confederate States at the outbreak of the war. (H, G)

**USI.38** Analyze Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), his views on slavery, and the political obstacles he encountered. (H, C) Seminal Primary Documents to Read: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863) and Lincoln’s second inaugural address (1865) Seminal Primary Documents to Consider: Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech (1858)

**USI.39** Analyze the roles and policies of various Civil War leaders and describe the important Civil War battles and events. (H)


 * Leaders **
 * 1) Jefferson Davis
 * 2) Ulysses S. Grant
 * 3) Robert E. Lee
 * Battles **
 * 1) the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and the Battle at Fort Wagner
 * 2) Antietam
 * 3) Vicksburg
 * 4) Gettysburg