It is a little known fact that more Americans were killed in The Civil War than in both World Wars combined. ... The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. ... The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. ... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task...

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• Grade Level: High School

They were instructed to take a flat boat from Beardstown, Illinois to New Orleans. ... They took this boat down to New Orleans to fulfill the old contract (Askjeeves.com). ... He was away from his family, but quickly made friends in New Salem. ... On March 3, 1837 Abe made a brave move. ... After Tad's death in 1871, Mary slipped into a world of illusion (Askjeeves.com). ...

• Word Count: 2431
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Pickett's Charge was Lee's attempt to weaken the Union Army and the Union resolve with a fatal political blow, but instead his miscalculation and the new-found inspiration of the Union Army led to a devastating defeat for the Confederacy and Lee's physical and psychological retreat. ... The change of views and lifestyle from Virginia to Pennsylvania was like going to the other side of the world . ... For example, proposed peace resolutions put before the New Jersey legislature caused a protest among war volunteers as they stated "traitors at home shall quake with fear ". ...

• Word Count: 2217
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Resistance among Africans can be traced all the way back to the 1600's in Africa when they were captured and bound together on slave ships to face the harsh realities of The Middle Passage and The New World. ... " (Pg. 173) Trice bravely fought off fifteen men to protect his son. ...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School