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Students investigate the Gettysburg Campaign and the major actions for each day of the battle. They read primary source documents, write a diary entry, analyze the Gettysburg Address, and write a persuasive speech regarding an issue in their community.

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the battle of gettysburg, the united states civil war, battles of the civil war, abraham lincoln, united states presidents

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abraham lincoln, battle of gettysburg, civil war, gettsyburg address, social studies
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5th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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