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Jay Winik, April 1865

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Lesson: Lincoln, Lee and Appomattox
(For Grades 8 – 12) This lesson uses storytelling and primary source investigation to understand the roles of Grant, Lee, and Lincoln in the Confederate surrender at Appomattox

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1.

Defining the Civil War

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2.

Life at the War's End

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3.

The Specter of Guerilla War

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4.

Lee Rejects Guerilla War Part 1

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5.

Lee Rejects Guerilla War Part 2

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6.

Imagined Effects of Guerilla War

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7.

Lee's Decision to Surrender

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8.

The Moment of Surrender

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9.

Terms of Surrender

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11.

Lincoln Visits Richmond

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12.

An Assassination Conspiracy

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13.

The Power of the Assassination

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14.

President Johnson

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15.

What If Lincoln Had Lived?

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16.

Lincoln's Leadership Part 1

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17.

Lincoln's Leadership Part 2

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