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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their homes were destroyed
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they had given away their clothes and blankets
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the trenches would be closed
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, why are he and the others attending the ceremony unable to make the ground at Gettysburg holy? The soldiers who fought there have already made it holy. The site can never be holy until the Civil War has ended.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 Gettysburg Address resonates because it honors the dead by speaking to the living. Lincoln challenged his audience to re-dedicate themselves to the war effort. He reminded his listeners of the lofty ideals in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.