Question

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 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.

- Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Lincoln cites "unfinished work" in his Gettysburg address. How did he attempt to finish that work following the bloody Battle of Gettysburg?

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Responses

He issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved persons in the Confederate states.

He issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved persons in the Confederate states.

Because of the large number of Union casualties, he ordered Sherman to retaliate by destroying southern cities.

Because of the large number of Union casualties, he ordered Sherman to retaliate by destroying southern cities.

He proposed new peace terms that called for a cease and desist of all fighting.

He proposed new peace terms that called for a cease and desist of all fighting.

He put the "Unconditional Surrender" Grant in charge of the Union armies.

He put the "Unconditional Surrender" Grant in charge of the Union armies.

Answer 1

Lincoln attempted to finish the "unfinished work" following the Battle of Gettysburg by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved persons in the Confederate states. This move aligned with his vision of a nation dedicated to the principles of freedom and equality, which he emphasized in his Gettysburg Address.