Question
"President Washington's Farewell Address, Sep 19,
1797"
by Miller Center
For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your
affections. The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation
derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles. You have in a
common cause fought and triumphed together; the independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint counsels, and joint efforts of common
dangers, sufferings, and successes.
But these considerations, however powerfully they address themselves to your sensibility, are greatly outweighed by those which apply more immediately to
your interest. Here every portion of our country finds the most commanding motives for carefully guarding and preserving the union of the whole.
Use the speech to answer the question.
President George Washington delivered this farewell address before leaving office in 1796. Which statement describes President
Washington’s appeal to his audience in this excerpt from his speech?
(1 point)
He asserts that their differences should be a source of patriotic pride.
He tries to unite his audience under their shared background and mission.
He stresses that natural-born and immigrant Americans have a common
bond.
He describes the dangers of political factions to national unity.
1797"
by Miller Center
For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your
affections. The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation
derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles. You have in a
common cause fought and triumphed together; the independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint counsels, and joint efforts of common
dangers, sufferings, and successes.
But these considerations, however powerfully they address themselves to your sensibility, are greatly outweighed by those which apply more immediately to
your interest. Here every portion of our country finds the most commanding motives for carefully guarding and preserving the union of the whole.
Use the speech to answer the question.
President George Washington delivered this farewell address before leaving office in 1796. Which statement describes President
Washington’s appeal to his audience in this excerpt from his speech?
(1 point)
He asserts that their differences should be a source of patriotic pride.
He tries to unite his audience under their shared background and mission.
He stresses that natural-born and immigrant Americans have a common
bond.
He describes the dangers of political factions to national unity.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In this excerpt from President Washington's Farewell Address, the statement that describes his appeal to his audience is:
**He tries to unite his audience under their shared background and mission.**
Washington emphasizes the shared identity, experiences, and principles of the American people, aiming to foster a sense of unity and collective purpose.
**He tries to unite his audience under their shared background and mission.**
Washington emphasizes the shared identity, experiences, and principles of the American people, aiming to foster a sense of unity and collective purpose.