Themes of History

The Great Depression

Causes of The Great Depression

• The stock market crashed in 1929.
• Overspeculation
• Overproduction
• Products Lasted to long.

Effects of The Great Depression

• When the stock market crashed, 25% went unemployed.
• The banks closed.
• People lost confidence in the system.
• Our government was on the verge of collapse.
• President Franklin Roosevelt gets allected to save to day.

The Battle of Gettysburg

How The Battle of Gettysburg Affected life

• Ended Confederate enslavement in the Northern Virginia.
• The people who died during the battle, outnumbered the residence.
• 2,400 citizens homes were destroyed from the battle.
• Thousands of horse and mules carcasses cluttered the town.

Perspective of Robert E. Lee

• Lee's army won the the Potomac at Chancellorsville, which led him to invade the North.
• Lee asked him men to attack as early in the day as possible.
• Despite efforts, his best general died.
• Took the remains of his army home in defeat.