AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To explain the causes of the civil war.
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To call for an end to the civil war.
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To give hope that the war will end.
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To set the purpose for the gathering at the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main purpose of the Gettysburg Address at the time it was given was to commemorate a new National Cemetery at Gettysburg. It also gave Lincoln’s purpose for pushing on to win the Civil War-the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -The stated purpose of Lincoln’s speech was to dedicate a plot of land that would become Soldier’s National Cemetery. However, Lincoln realized that he also had to inspire the people to continue the fight.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.