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last history quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gettysburg | Three day battle on Northern soil (Pennsylvania) - South lost 28,000 men. Biggest battle of the Civil War. |
| Dedicated | to give a building / landmark / area / graveyard purpose, identity, and a connection to the people it serves. |
| hallowed | very respected and praised because of great importance or great age, holy (ex. the church was on hallowed grounds) |
| Gettysburg Address: | a famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln, delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg Of the people, by the people, fo |
| Democratic Republic | an independent country ruled by its citizens through elections and other forms of voting |
| Reconstruction | the effort to rebuild and reunite the US following the Civil War |
| 13th Amendment | prohibited slavery |
| 14th Amendment | guarantees citizenship and legal protection for all individuals starting in 1868 |
| 15th amendment | gave African American men voting rights in 1870 |
| John Wilkes Booth | actor and Confederate sympathizer who shot Lincoln as he was watching a play |