(A) ** Encourage people to strengthen their support for the Union cause
(B) That people should remember what happened at Gettysburg
(C) Encourage people to to abolish slavery
(D) People should consecrate the battle grounds
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Concept note-1: -More generally, Lincoln took up the question: what is the cause for which Union soldiers have fought and died at Gettysburg and throughout the Civil War? His answer was: the fundamental principles of liberty and equality contained in the Declaration of Independence.
Concept note-2: -6. Why did Lincoln connect the honoring of those who died at Gettysburg with the goal off continuing the war toward union victory? He wanted to see the nation survive. He did not want the loss of life to be in vain.
Concept note-3: -The Gettysburg Address was given by Lincoln four months after the Battle of Gettysburg. The central idea Lincoln embedded in the Gettysburg Address was that Americans should honor those who fell in the battle and continue the war until it has been won.