That we here highly resolve [decide] 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.
Question
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?(1 point)
Responses
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
1 answer
The statement that best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in the last sentence of his Gettysburg Address is:
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
This emphasizes that the sacrifices made by those who fought should be honored through the preservation and continuation of a government that truly represents the will of the people.
