The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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Abraham Lincoln in his speech‚ The Gettysburg Address‚ put emphasis on the battle‚ which is appropriate because The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of The Civil War. A factor in The Battle of Gettysburg’s importance was how costly it was. The battle lead to the most casualties for a single battle of The Civil War. That has massive ramifications on the rest of the war. It put significant deficits on both the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. These casualties were large numbers
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Lincoln’s Address Versus Jefferson’s Declaration Two of the most important‚ and‚ perhaps the two most important documents in American history are the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. The Declaration of Independence‚ the document of secession written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ called for the complete independence of the states from the British Empire. The Gettysburg Address was a document on the theory of union that stressed the need for one united country and expressed
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On November 19‚ 1863 at the Gettysburg battlefield‚ president Abraham Lincoln gave a concise speech that would leave a long-lasting impression on the many Americans that lived during the Civil War period. From July 1 to July 3‚ an estimated 7‚500 American soldiers died in the Battle of Gettysburg. Residents of Gettysburg first had the idea of creating a National Cemetery and holding a ceremony in honor of both the soldiers of the Union army‚ and those of the Confederacy that died on the battlefield
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Gettysburg Address (1863) The year is 1860‚ and a relatively new country‚ The United States of America‚ is distressed. Divided‚ they argued. The Southern States felt that it was their given right to have slaves‚ and the northern states felt as if it was something of the past. These two differing thoughts caused Americans to rage and compromises to be thrown out the window. All that was required was one final spark to set off the flame that would be known as the Civil War. A new candidate was running
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country is in need of unification. After the Battle of Gettysburg‚ during the Civil War‚ many Union and Confederate soldiers lost their lives and while the Union soldiers were buried right there on their home soil‚ the Confederate soldiers were brought back to the South. Four months after the battle‚ President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address to honor those who had lost their lives. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address by reminiscing of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Abraham Lincoln was our president during the Civil War who wrote Gettysburg Address. Dr. Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights leader who gave the I have a Dream speech by LIncoln Memorial. President Lincoln and Dr. King both addressed the issue of freedom in their speeches. Both used rhetorical devices such as‚ repetition and parallelism. Each speech had its own purpose.Lincoln’s purpose was to finish the war the north had started; while Dr. King’s was to demand a change for blacks across America
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Declaration of Independence vs. Gettysburg Address The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address are glimpses into America’s history. They were written in two different time periods: America’s first years in 1776 and the Civil War in the 1800’s. Despite their time gap‚ they are similar because they both explain to the reader what is going on during their time period. However‚ the country was going through different events and so these two documents are diverse as well. Both
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I read the Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”. The starter Questions are How do you think people in that original audience reacted to the speech? I think the audience think positive effective of the speech‚ because he is the glory of the victory to the dead soldiers. The next question is‚ What makes this an iconic and historical speech? This speech is after finish the civil war. He speaking the speech in the National cemetery. I think the iconic is dead soldiers from during the civil war‚ because
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech that was both written and spoken by President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was elected in 1860 and was serving his first term which was also during the Civil War. The cause for the speech was that a three-day long battle ensued between the Union and the Confederates which resulted in thousands of wounded and dead soldiers. Lincoln was requested to speak at the battlefield in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ both recognizing the Union victory but also recognizing
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