AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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born in a free country
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based on justice
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based on the idea of slavery
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based on the idea of freedom
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Detailed explanation-1: -“conceived in liberty”: Lincoln says the country was “conceived in Liberty, ” that is, the people who founded it freely chose to dedicate themselves to a claim – it was not forced upon them. They were able to think freely.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Civil War, in the words of President Abraham Lincoln, brought to America “a new birth of freedom.” And during the war began the nation’s efforts to come to terms with the destruction of slavery and to define the meaning of freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Below is the text of the Gettysburg Address, interspersed with my thoughts on what made it so memorable.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lincoln was declaring that the United States would continue to fight to preserve the nation that was created by the Founding Fathers who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.