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The Civil War: Commemorate or Celebrate?

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Weighing the Evidence

How do we honor the American Civil War? With a commemoration or a celebration? Though the two ideas are similar, they are also very different. To determine how to observe this time in our nation’s history, we’ll weigh the evidence by examining Civil War records.

Carefully examine each document by clicking on the Details icon, then drag and place it on the scale to decide whether the evidence supports a commemoration or celebration.

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