U'S' History Project

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U.S. History Project

• By Chelsea Stepherson

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Battle of Atlanta

• The Battle of Atlanta was a battle in Atlanta.
• It was fought during the Civil War on July 22,
  1864 just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia in what
  is now known as Fulton County.
• The battle occurred mid-way through the Atlanta
  Campaign and the city would not fall for another
  six weeks.

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• The reason for the battle was that the Union
  tried to invade Atlanta to gain control and stop
  slavery in Georgia.
• The casualties for both sides were
• North 3641
• South 8499

Confederate Flag
Union Flag
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Gettysburg Address

• Most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln.
• He spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers'
  National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on
  November 19, 1863.

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• Lincolns goal of the speech was to call upon the
  principles of human equality stated in the
  Declaration of Independence.
• He said The Civil War as a struggle not merely
  for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom"
  that would bring true equality to all of its
  citizens, and that would also create a unified
  nation in which states' rights were no longer
  dominant.

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Lincolns Second Inaugural Address

• Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural
  address on March 4, 1865 at the start of his
  second term as President of the United States.
• Lincoln did not speak of happiness, but of
  sadness.

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• Lincoln did not want to talk harshly about the
  South but instead point out that both the North
  and South were at fault for the war.

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Presidential Reconstruction

• Was controlled by Presidents Abraham Lincoln and
  Andrew Johnson, with the goal of quickly
  reuniting the country.

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Reconstruction

• A period referred to when the government of the
  United States attempted to resolve the issues of
  the American Civil War

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13th Amendment

• The 13thAmendment officially abolished and
  continues to prohibit slavery.

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14th Amendment

• Is one of the post-Civil War amendments
• Intended to secure rights for former slaves.

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15th Amendment

• Provides that no government in the United States
  may prevent a citizen from voting based on race,
  color, or previous condition of servitude.

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Morehouse College

• Is a private, all-male, historically black
  college located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Freedmens Bureau

• Passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to help
  former slaves with education, health care, and
  employment, it became a key agency in the first
  years of Reconstruction.