USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

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What effect does the opening sentence have on Lincoln’s message in the speech?

(A) It conveys a tone of great sadness, emphasizing the tragedy of so many lives being lost in the Civil War.

(B) It emphasizes how the United States lost the ideals of liberty and freedom fought for by the Founding Fathers.

(C) ** It portrays the Civil War as a continuation of the United States’ enduring commitment to liberty and equality.

(D) It encourages the listeners to remember that the Founding Fathers knew that slavery should not exist in their nation.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -It conveys a tone of great sadness, emphasizing the tragedy of so many lives being lost in the Civil War. It emphasizes how the United States lost the ideals of liberty and freedom fought for by the Founding Fathers.

Concept note-2: -The speech reflected his redefined belief that the Civil War was not just a fight to save the Union, but a struggle for freedom and equality for all, an idea Lincoln had not championed in the years leading up to the war.

Concept note-3: -The main message of the Gettysburg Address is that ideals are worth dying for and that it is up to the living to carry on the work of those who died to protect ideals. The ideals of equality and freedom are the bedrock of the United States as a nation.

Concept note-4: -Based on the text, which statement best describes Lincoln’s views on the significance of the Civil War? Lincoln believes that the war will reveal whether or not a country committed to liberty and equality can survive.

Concept note-5: -Parallelism: Lincoln uses parallelism when he says, “But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground, ” (489). In doing this, Lincoln creates a rhythm within his sentence which makes it appealing and poetic to read.