Why did Abraham Lincoln quote from the Declaration of Independence in the Gettysburg Address?

Question

• He wanted to increase the anger at Southerners in the North and call for the complete destruction of the South.
• He wanted to emphasize the principles of the nation and call for a renewal of those principles.
• He wanted to emphasize that people can declare their freedom from governments they do not like and call for reconciliation with the South.
• He wanted to increase Southern anger at the North and call for a permanent end of the ties between North and South.

Answer 1

He wanted to emphasize the principles of the nation and call for a renewal of those principles.