Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg Address

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History

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to the speech, what was the new nation dedicated to?

Back

the proposition that all men are created equal

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In this speech, what is Abraham Lincoln trying to persuade people to do?

Back

to continue the work of the people who fought and died in Gettysburg

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why might Lincoln have used the words "us" and "we" in this excerpt?

Back

to create a sense of closeness and shared goals among the people listening

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the main message of this speech?

Back

We must honor the dead by ensuring that this nation endures and has a new birth of freedom.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the meaning of the word "dedicated" in the excerpt: "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us."

Back

committed or devoted to a task

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

To whom or what does the word "they" in the second sentence refer?

Back

the brave men

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?

Back

to dedicate a cemetery

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