In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln emphasized that the Union was fighting to:A.claim valuable territory for Northerners.B.punish the Confederate states.C.prevent foreign invasions of the United States.D.spread freedom by ending slavery.

In the Gettysburg Address, what was Lincoln trying to do?A.Prevent the Southern states from continuing to buy and sell slavesB.Motivate American citizens to donate more money to the war effortC.Ask for more power from the American people so that he could end the Civil WarD.Encourage Union soldiers to continue fighting for the important goal of freedomSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

One of the Union's important goals at the start of the Civil War was:A.convincing Mexico to invade the Confederacy from the west.B.freeing every enslaved African American in the United States.C.destroying all large plantations throughout the South.D.preventing the border states from joining the Confederacy.

Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of keeping the South in the union?A.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.B.We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that [our] nation might live.C.Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty.D.Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Identify the goals of the Union and the Confederacy in the Civil War.maintain unityprotect the institution of slaverymaintain state sovereigntyabolish slaverydefend home ground from enemyboost international trade

African Americans like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth helped the Union win the Civil War by:A.designing the overall military strategy for the Union forces.B.negotiating for peace with Confederate leaders.C.recruiting African Americans to fight against the Confederacy.D.convincing President Lincoln to free all slaves in the Union.