Gettysburg Address

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Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? Options: To abolish slavery, To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union, To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election

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To dedicate a new national cemetery

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What was one of the main themes of the Gettysburg Address? Options: Freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom to worship and freedom from fear, Fight for a new type of government, Voting rights for all, no matter what race, Perservere in the war so the dead did not die for nothing.

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Perservere in the war so the dead did not die for nothing.

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When Lincoln said our country was "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal," he was referring to what sacred document?

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the Declaration of Independence

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Which one of the following best describes 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 ground" at Gettysburg. What did this mean?

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The Union soldiers made it a sacred site by spilling their blood there.

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When was the Battle of Gettysburg?

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July 1-3, 1863

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Lincoln stated that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." What does he mean by this?

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We should fight on and win the war in their honor.

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How many years is a "score"?

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20 years

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What was Lincoln referring to when he said, "four score and seven years ago our Fathers brought forth on this continent. . . ."?

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The Declaration of Independence was written and America was fighting for its independence from Great Britain.

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To what document was Lincoln referring to when he said, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth"?

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the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution