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In the Gettysburg Address President Lincoln says the soldiers at Gettysburg died so that the nation might live. This statement implies they died so the entire United States would one day be intact again. However, the rest of the speech leads you to believe they died to end slavery.
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What was lincolns message in the Gettysburg address?
President Lincoln's main message was to raise the morale of the soldiers fighting the civil war and honor the deceased soldiers of the Union. With this message, he urged the soldiers of the Union to keep strong, and to strive for victory. While speaking of the soldiers' bravery, Lincoln was actually speaking to the entire nation, both North and South. His words beckoned the American people to preserve the nation that had been created "four score and seven years ago...". He wanted all of the American people to realize that preserving the Union would be a difficult task, but in honor of the men who fought and died there this should be done.
What does Lincoln accomplish by referring to the Declaration of Independence?
The reason Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address is because he was reminding people about the billions of people that died from the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Also because he was asked to speak a few words at the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. And because he hates you.
How old was Abraham Lincoln when George Washington died?
George Washington died in December 1799; Abraham Lincoln was born in February 1809. Abraham Lincoln was not yet born when George Washington died. George Washington died in 1799. Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, 10 years after George Washington died.
Was Thomas Jefferson friends with Abraham Lincoln?
No. Lincoln was only 17 when Jefferson died.
Did Abraham Lincolns dad divorce Nancy or did she die?
Nancy Hanks Lincoln died and left Thomas Lincoln as a widower.
