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- Slide 1:The Civil War SOL US1.9d
- Slide 2:Major Idea Lincoln and Lee were men who represented views of the nature of the United States that were very different, leading to an unavoidable conflict.
- Slide 3:Key Words Emancipation Proclamation: order issued by President Lincoln in 1862 that freed enslaved people in areas controlled by the Confederacy; it made ending slavery a new goal for the North. Gettysburg Address: in 1863, President Lincoln stated that the Civil War was fought to preserve the ideals upon which the U.S. was founded, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
- Slide 4:Roles of Civil War Leaders: Abraham Lincoln Was President of the United States Opposed the spread of slavery Issued the Emancipation Proclamation Determined to preserve the Union-by force if necessary

