(A) The influence of the founders on our nation should be limited since the country has changed and endured so much since the American Revolution.
(B) ** The best way to honor the sacrifice of the dead Union soldiers is to continue fighting to preserve the nation and its values.
(C) The Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg were heroes because they guaranteed liberty for all Americans through their sacrifice.
(D) Lincoln believes that the Union’s efforts in the Civil War have been courageous and inspiring, but will most likely not lead to victory.
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Concept note-1: -Answer: option b:The best way to honor the sacrifice of the dead Union soldiers is to continue fighting to preserve the nation and its values.
Concept note-2: -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-3: -What is the theme of the Gettysburg Address? Lincoln’s main theme in the address was that the war must be won, and that the union must be saved. What is the theme of the Second Inaugural Address? The theme was to remind his listeners of the wrong that had been done, and what needed to be done to rebuild.
Concept note-4: -Gettysburg Address On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few remarks, Lincoln memorialized the Union dead and highlighted the redemptive power of their sacrifice.