d this passage:Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863Why does Lincoln reference this portion of the Declaration of Independence in the Gettysburg Address?A.To show his appreciation for soldiers regardless of whether they fight for the North or the SouthB.To encourage soldiers by bringing up a war that the United States wonC.To show his respect for the Union soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedomD.To emphasize that the United States was founded on the principle of freedom for all peopleSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of keeping the South in the union?A.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.B.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that [our] nation might live.C.Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty.D.Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln suggests that the fight for freedom will be remembered by future generations and is worth the sacrifice. Which passage from his Gettysburg Address best supports Lincoln's central idea?A.Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation . . .B.. . . that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.C.The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.D.Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived . . .SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Click to read the Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln. Then answer the question.Which passage from the Gettysburg Address best supports the central idea that freedom is worth the struggle?A.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecratewe cannot hallowthis ground.B.Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nationC.We are met on a great battle-field of that war.D.that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

November 19, 1863Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. 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—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.12Select the correct answer.What is tone of the passage? A. passionate B. respectful C. worried D. hopeful

Which sentence from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best shows the spiritual tone of his speech?A.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do thisB.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate we cannot hallow this ground.C.Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nationD.It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us