We started today with the Industrial Revolution:I presented first with my blog about three innovations that led to the mass production of commericial clothing.Civil War:Causes - Disagreements about slavery, disagreements about fair/unfair representation.Abe Lincoln - Grew up in a 1-bedroom log cabin, self-taught education, abolished slavery.W.T Sherman - Nervous breakdown in 1861, Sherman's march to the sea where he destroyed everything in his path from Atlanta to the Atlantic.Battle of Gettysburg - Confederates attacked the Union, bloodiest battle in civil war (51,000 died), Lincoln gave his famous gettysburg address.Robert E. Lee's home - Arlington, VA, inherited from his wife's father, General for Confederates, buried dead Union soldiers in his yard, today is the Arlington National Memorial.We returned to Westward Expansion to listen to a blog about the Oregon Trail:Most commonly travelled trail, founded by fur traders and explorers, 12,000 people made the journey in a single decade, took 6 months to travel.Finished America: The Story of Us.
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