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

What are both Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and King's Nobel Prize acceptance speech asking of their audiences?A.To keep fighting for what they believe inB.To pressure the South to abolish slaveryC.To practice only nonviolent methodsD.To give the speaker the power to end a warSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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.

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.

Which element is shared by both Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and King's Nobel Prize acceptance speech?A.Reminders never to use violence to gain freedom from oppressionB.Encouragement to remember those who have died for the causeC.Anger that the violence has been allowed to continue for so longD.Questions about what people are doing to end the fightingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What was USA President Abraham Lincoln’s original goal at the beginning of the Civil War against the Confederate States?Group of answer choicesKeep the USA together as one nation.Ensure that Kansas and Nebraska remained territories rather than states.Eliminate the Democratic Party from the northern states.Abolish slavery in the Confederate States.