"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."
—Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863
What was the purpose of this section of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
A.
to make people regret the Battle of Gettysburg had happened
B.
to inspire people to see the Confederates as brothers
C.
to remind people that the Civil War was not yet over
D.
to thank the people who voted to elect him president
1 answer
C. to remind people that the Civil War was not yet over
This section of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address emphasizes the ongoing struggle for the nation and calls on the living to continue the work of honoring those who fought and died, thereby acknowledging that the Civil War was still a critical and unresolved conflict for the nation.
