Gettysburg Address

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Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863?

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To dedicate a national cemetery

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What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address? Options: Freedom, Self-Reliance, Voting Rights, Equality

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Equality

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Lincoln said our country was conceived in liberty. What did he mean?

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Founded for freedom

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What was the tone of the speech? Options: comical, inspiring, generous, vicious

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inspiring

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Lincoln said the soldiers had consecrated the land meaning

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they made it a sacred site.

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Lincoln states that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain", what does he mean?

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We should fight for freedom in their honor

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What is a "score"?

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20 years

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What was so special about "four score and seven years ago" mentioned in this speech?

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The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain

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Lincoln ends his speech by stating "that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth." What idea is he describing?

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democracy

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What does perish mean?

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die