testing the endurance of the nation
what doe this means "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."
Abraham Lincoln was referring to the unfinished civil war and the need for a victorious conclusion of it by the Federal armies. The Union would then be made whole again and slavery would be ended.
Lincoln said, in the Gettysburg Address, it was the duty of the living to accomplish the following: "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. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
169 spanish soldiers fought
no one fought in it. it was just soldiers with guns and colonist were throwing rocks and sticks at them.In the Boston massacre the English soldiers and the colonist "fought" in the battle.
I might be wrong.... but I believe he dedicated it to the soldiers who died, the soldiers who fought, the horrendous tragedy, or the people of Gettysburg. I hope my input helps you!
what doe this means "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."
The unfinished work he was referring to at the time was the Civil War because it was still being fought.
Pearl Harbor was dedicated to ALL who fought there!And to the soldiers who founght in WWII al together...
Abraham Lincoln was referring to the unfinished civil war and the need for a victorious conclusion of it by the Federal armies. The Union would then be made whole again and slavery would be ended.
Lincoln said, in the Gettysburg Address, it was the duty of the living to accomplish the following: "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. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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No. the Statue of Liberty was given to the US by the Nation of France. The statue was dedicated in 1886.
169 spanish soldiers fought
Japanese soldiers fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
there was aroung 70,00 soldiers fought in the fifth crusade
"consecrate" means to make holy or sacred. He was speaking to dedicate a cemetery at this battlefield and thus pointed out that the land had already been dedicated and consecrated by the bravery of the soldier and the noble cause their fought for.