USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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Lincoln ends his speech by stating “that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth.” What idea is he describing?

(A) ** democracy

(B) justice

(C) liberty

(D) equality

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Abraham Lincoln said, “Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people and by the people". It means that democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people. The citizens of the country elect the Government to rule the country and the elected government work for the welfare of the people.

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: -Democracy was defined as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people” by Abraham Lincoln.

Concept note-4: -"Government of the people, by the people and for the people” were the words used by Abraham Lincoln in the year 1863 while talking about democracy.