AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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. Which of the following selections from section 2 support the purpose you selected in question 3a (copy below)? 3a. What is the purpose of section 2?
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“Now we are engaged in a great civil war”
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“We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place”
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“testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure”
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“We are met on a great battle-field of that war.”
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Explanation:
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: -"Proposition” means a “statement of an opinion".
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