SS8H5 Practice

Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?

• democracy
• justice
• liberty
• equality

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

• to commemorate a great Union victory
• to dedicate a cemetery
• to launch his reelection campaign
• to consecrate the ground

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.

• to hallow the ground
• that the nation might live
• to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania
• so that slavery would be abolished

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Lincoln believes that victory in the war will result in _____.

• a full measure of devotion
• a new birth of freedom
• an altogether fitting and proper memorial. 
• a belief that all men are created equal.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does perish mean? 

• continue
• liberate
• spoil
• die

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Lincoln mean when he says, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” (lines 13–15)? 

• Actions are more important than words. 
• It is more important to talk about beliefs than to take action about those beliefs. 
• The consequences of commemoration will last far longer than the consequences of their heroism.
• The soldiers dedication to the Union should be honored with our words and the commemoration of the cemetery.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

• 1861
• 1863
• 1865
• 1781

In which state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• New York
• Virginia

How many casualties (dead, wounded, missing, or captured) were there after the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg?

• 51,000
• 5,000
• 15,000
• 25,000

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Union
• Confederates