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Burke B -- July 4, 1863: Vicksburg
Article posted March 6, 2012 at 08:23 PM GMT •
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1. Located in the United States
2. Source from Lake Itasca
3. Mouth is the Gulf of Mexico
4. Length of 2,320 miles
5. It travels through cities such as Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, Quad Cities,IA/IL, St. Louis, MO, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouge, LA, and New Orleans, LA
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Article posted March 6, 2012 at 08:23 PM GMT •
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Angelle B -- July 4, 1863: Vicksburg
Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:33 PM GMT •
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Length 2,320 mi (3,734 km)
Name origin: Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning "Great River", or gichi-ziibi, meaning "Big River"
Source Lake Itasca
longest river in the North America
fourth longest and tenth largest among the world's rivers
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Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:33 PM GMT •
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Angelle B -- 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:38 PM GMT •
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1.Date July 1–3, 1863
2.Location Adams County, Pennsylvania
3.Result was a Union victory
4.the war's turning point
5.ended Lee's invasion of the North
6.Lee had 71,699 people
7.Meade had 93,921 people
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Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:38 PM GMT •
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Angelle B -- Prisoner Exchange
Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:45 PM GMT •
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60 privates = 1 GENERAL
3 GENERALS = y privates
3 GENERALS * 60 privates = y
y = 180
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Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:45 PM GMT •
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Angelle B -- Holmes & Coute Army Bread
Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:47 PM GMT •
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They ate corn, bacon, collected berries, and once in a while they ate beef stew and plain Irish stew, corn meal, water, coffee, baked beans, goober peas, sometimes dried beef, occasionally salted pork, and biscuits.
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Article posted April 7, 2012 at 05:47 PM GMT •
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Cally S -- #263- U.S. Presidents in the Military
Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:54 PM GMT •
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Andrew Johnson| North Carolina| 1808| 66 years old
Ulysses S. Grant| Ohio| 1822| 63 years old
Rutherford B. Hayes| Ohio| 1822| 70 years old
James A. Garfield| Ohio| 1831| 49 years old
Benjamin Harrison| Ohio| 1833| 67 years old
William McKinley| Ohio| 1843| 58 years old
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Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:54 PM GMT •
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Cally S -- #262-Holmes & Coute Army Bread
Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:27 PM GMT •
comment • Reads 47
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Types of food soldiers ate:
Salted pork
Salted beef and jerky
Canned fruit
Fresh meat
Rice
Potatoes
Onions
Non-perishable foods
Oranges to avoid Scurvy
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Article posted April 5, 2012 at 03:27 PM GMT •
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Cally S -- #264- Prisoner Exchange
Article posted April 5, 2012 at 04:06 PM GMT •
comment • Reads 44
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If the Union wanted 3 of their generals, they would have to return 180 privates to the Confederates.
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Article posted April 5, 2012 at 04:06 PM GMT •
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Cally S -- #268- 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
Article posted April 5, 2012 at 04:11 PM GMT •
comment • Reads 57
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7 facts:
1. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1-3, 1863.
2. The Unions won the battle.
3. It took place in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. There were about 90,000 Union soldiers and about 70,000 Confederate Soldiers.
5. Approximately 3,000 Union soldiers were killed and about 4,500 Confederate soldiers were killed.
6. The Union was led by George G. Meade.
7. The Confederate army was led by Robert E. Lee.
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Article posted April 5, 2012 at 04:11 PM GMT •
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Lauren S -- March 13, 1865: Slaves as Soldiers
Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:20 PM GMT •
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I think that using slaves as troops was a wise decision because it increased the fighting force. If they had used the slaves earlier, they might have won the war due to an increased number of soldiers. There could be a possible chance, however, that the slaves rebelled instead of fought against the North.
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Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:20 PM GMT •
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Lauren S -- 1865: First Oil Pipe
Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:22 PM GMT •
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1) Oil can be used in cosmetics, religion, painting, lubrication, and fuel.
2) The word "oil" comes from the Old French word "oile" and from the Latin word "oleum".
3) Organic oils are produced by animals and agriculture.
4) Oil doesn't mix with water.
5) Mineral oils come from fossilized organisms.
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Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:22 PM GMT •
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Lauren S -- 1865: Problems of the South
Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:24 PM GMT •
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1) The South had to decide how to settle African American rights.
2) The South also had to decide if it was going to remain as it was or if it should unite with the North.
3) The South had to decide what to do with the leaders of the Confederacy.
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Article posted May 14, 2012 at 08:24 PM GMT •
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