AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. Why does Lincoln use the phrase “our poor power” in the sentence above?
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to convey that the people listening to his address are mostly disadvantaged and powerless
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to convey that he does not have the same level of power as other leaders of his time
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to convey that those who died in battle are more powerful and admirable than the living
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to convey that all people will need to work together in order for the country to become more powerful
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln means that the extreme sacrifice the men who had fought and died on that battlefield have made was in itself a greater act than any other could now, or ever, perform in ordaining the soil on which they died.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the main purpose of the Gettysburg Address? 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.
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