USA HISTORY

When Lincoln says, in paragraph 4, “we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, “ he is encouraging his listeners to ____

(A) seek revenge on those who killed the brave, proud soldiers.

(B) finish the work of freeing all people who are held in bondage.

(C) ** strengthen their support for continuing the war so the men’s deaths have purpose

(D) dedicate a portion of the field as a final resting place.

Concept note-1: -Gettysburg Address …we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863.

Concept note-2: -Lesson Summary. President Abraham Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, to commemorate a new national cemetery at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The Gettysburg Address’s significance is that it sought to give meaning to the sacrifice of soldiers who died during the war.