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Abraham Lincoln

Gettysburg Address

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1863

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Essay Topics

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Lincoln begins his address by referring to three things: a date in the past, “our fathers,” and “a new nation.” Who are these fathers, what nation does Lincoln refer to, and why is the date he mentions so meaningful?

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What was the purpose of the ceremony at which Lincoln gave his address? Why is this context important?

3.

How, according to Lincoln, does the “great civil war” test the founding ideals of the United States?

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