AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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common ____ for the unlearned
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sophisticated ____ for the highly intelligent
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address. The speaker before Lincoln, Edward Everett, was one of the most popular orators of his day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln’s address lasted just two or three minutes. The speech reflected his redefined belief that the Civil War was not just a fight to save the Union, but a struggle for freedom and equality for all, an idea Lincoln had not championed in the years leading up to the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The featured speaker for the occasion was Edward Everett, a former dean of Harvard University, and one of the most famous orators of his day. He spoke for two hours. Then Lincoln delivered his message; it took two minutes.
Detailed explanation-4: -His main goal with the inaugural address was to hold the union together and prevent civil war, which he believed would leave the country open to attack from Britain and France. He reassured the slave states that he had no intention of outlawing slavery, quoting himself saying just that during his campaign.