The Gettysburg Address/Saving Lincoln Review

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

• To abolish slavery

• To dedicate a national cemetery 

• To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union

• To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election

What was Lincoln's tone like in the speech?

• comical

• generous

• lighthearted

• serious

 Lincoln said the soldiers had consecrated the land meaning...

• they won the war here

• they made it a sacred site

• they defeated the Confederacy

• they destroyed the Union

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

• They deserved to die

• All Confederate soldiers should die

• We should fight for freedom in their honor so they did not die for nothing

• It was God's will that they died

What is a "score"? 

• 20 years

• a win for the Confederacy

• a win for the Union

• a win for freedom

 Lincoln believes that victory (for the Union) in the war will result in _____.

• full devotion of all citizens to the Union.

• women, as well as slaves, will have equal rights.  

• a proper memorial for those who have died in the war

• a new birth of freedom and all men will be created equal

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?

• democracy

• liberty

• justice

• equality

What does "perish" mean?

• continue

• spoil

• die

• liberate

What does "resolve" mean?

• set aside as holy

• decide

• rotate

• change one's mind

What was Lincoln's main purpose for writing and giving The Gettysburg Address?

• to identify the soldiers who have died in battle so far and present their names to the audience

• to argue why the Union will win the war and destroy the South

• to mourn the loss of soldiers and inspire support for the Union/continuation of war

• to seek money for the families of those who died in battle