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Test 5
John Greenleaf Whittier, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln
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History
3rd Grade
02/23/2013

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George Washington
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"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
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Abraham Lincoln
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"Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."
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5 things Robert E. Lee's mother told him to do to be more like George Washington
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1. Do what is right no matter what
2. Be honest
3. Always be truthful
4. Be gentle, but strong
5. Spend your money wisely
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Springfield, Missouri
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Abraham Lincoln's hometown
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Traveller
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General Lee's horse
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Quakers
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John Whittier's parents
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Washington College in Virginia
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Robert E. Lee became president of this college after the war
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Robert E. Lee
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choosing to fight for the Southern states was a difficult decision
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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at 59 years of age, he still had fond memories of his family and his childhood years
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Abraham Lincoln
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"Without the assistance of that Divine Being ... I cannot succeed."
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Robert E. Lee
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because Virginia was his home state, he fought for the South during the Civil War
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President Abraham Lincoln
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felt that the Southern states were breaking the laws of the United States by forming their own nation
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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his family lived in Massachusetts where wild and furious snowstorms often occurred
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the North
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had more factories and men in the Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
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he was inaugurated as President of the United States on March 4, 1861
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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his father could see no sense in poetry
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Robert E. Lee
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his father was a good friend of George Washington
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Abraham Lincoln
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always had time to listen to people
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4 years
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how long the Civil War lasted
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John Wilkes Booth
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killed Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
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knew the United States must remain one great nation or it would become weak
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Civil War
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the war between the Confederate states and the Union
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Robert E. Lee
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told his soldiers to help rebuild their country even though they had lost the war
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watching a play
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what President Lincoln was doing when he was shot
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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growing up on a farm, he often stopped to write poetry
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grow a beard
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what a little girl told Abraham Lincoln to do in a letter
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Robert E. Lee
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went to West Point Military Academy to train as a soldier
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Abraham Lincoln
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"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies."
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the Confederate Army
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what the Southern army called itself
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Inauguration Day
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when Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office
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Robert E. Lee
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believed rules were made to obey and that they would help him become a good army officer
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"Snow-Bound"
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written by John Greenleaf Whittier
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