AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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“. . . we are engaged in a great civil war, “ is translated as?
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Now we are fighting a war between the states
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Now we are planning a war
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No we are politely debating
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -That is the idea Lincoln refers to in this section of the speech: The Civil War was testing whether the United States, which was founded on liberty and equality, could survive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery, Lincoln stated, was the reason for the war: One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves. Not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gettysburg Address. President Lincoln delivered the 272 word Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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