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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

CIVIL WAR TURNING POINTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of Lincoln’s most famous speeches during the Civil War included the phrase:“These dead shall not have died in vain ____ this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom ____ “ These words were part of which speech?
A
The Gettysburg Address
B
First Inaugural Address
C
Second Inaugural Address
D
Farewell Address
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous speech ever given by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called the Gettysburg Address a “monumental act."

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the official dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery (now called the Gettysburg National Cemetery) at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln Giving Gettysburg Address. Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in United States history at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 19, 1863.

Detailed explanation-4: -In it, he invoked the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom, ” as well as the all-important preservation of the Union created in 1776 and its ideal of self-government.

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