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1862 MARYLAND CAMPAIGN, AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

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Students explain why General Robert E. Lee decided to invade Maryland in September 1862; review the major events of the Maryland Campaign of 1862; describe the major events of the three phases of the Battle of Antietam; and assess the impact of the Battle

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the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war

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emancipation proclamation, general robert e. lee, union and confederacy, social studies
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11th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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