Question

The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address


In 1863, during the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. To "emancipate" means to set someone free. To "proclaim" is to announce something. In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln announced that all slaves in Southern states were now free. The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery overnight, but it was a big and important step toward ending slavery.
President Lincoln wanted this country to be one nation with liberty and justice for all. At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, after a terrible battle in which many soldiers died, President Lincoln made a famous speech known as the Gettysburg Address. He said that the soldiers who died in battle died for a very important reason:
. . . 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.
When the Civil War ended, the North won. Our country made it through the worst time in our history. The United States was united again.
4Question 4
Which of the following can be inferred from this article?
A.
President Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford Theater.
B.
Abraham Lincoln was a central figure in bringing freedom to the slaves.
C.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the Gettysburg Address.
D.
The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery for good.

Answer 1

B. Abraham Lincoln was a central figure in bringing freedom to the slaves.

The passage says Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which announced freedom for slaves in Southern states and was an important step toward ending slavery, so this inference is supported.