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He addressed the men who died fighting for their beliefs at the Battle of Gettysburg, but also for those who had and would die in the American Civil War.

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How much time was it for Abraham Lincoln to read the Gettysburg Address?

:02min and 22sec


Who attended the Gettysburg address?

It is about the Civil War in North America. His speech was not only talking about the dead soldiers but also trying to stop slavery in North America.


What was the unfinshed work Abe was talking about in the Gettysburg address?

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.


Why does Lincoln never mention slavery in his Gettysburg address?

Lincoln does remind people in the Gettysburg Address that the founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that all men are created equal. He is clearly telling us that slavery is contrary to the most basic American values.


How do you know that the image of Abraham Lincoln talking to soldiers is a secondary source?

because abraham lincoln said he want a secondary source


How many years is ''four score and seven''?

87. It was the time that had elapsed since the Declaration of Independence, when Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln used this bibilical way of talking, to try to add gravitas to the Address, because he wasn't satisfied with it.


What was Licon's wife's name?

Are you talking about Abraham Lincoln? If you are then his wifes name was Mary Todd Lincoln.


When Lincoln referred to four scores and seven years ago what year was he talking about?

When Abraham Lincoln referred to "four score and seven years ago" in his Gettysburg Address, he was talking about 1776, which is 87 years prior to the speech delivered in 1863. A "score" is 20 years, so four score equals 80 years, plus seven years makes a total of 87 years. Thus, he was referencing the founding of the United States and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.


What did Abraham Lincoln call slavery?

Abraham Lincoln used many terms when talking about slavery, including: "the oppression of negroes" "monstrous injustice" "institution of slavery" "morally wrong" After the Emancipation Proclaimation, Abraham Lincoln called slavery illegal in the Southern states currently fighting against the Union.


Where was abram licon born?

If you are talking about the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, then he was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.


How many speeches did Abraham Lincoln give?

President Lincoln gave his second inaugual address on March 4, 1865. It was the second shortest address in US history. Many radical Republicans were offended at the speech inasmuch that Lincoln showed no malice to the Confederacy in the speech.


Who is Lincoln talking about when he says We cant forget what they did here?

When Lincoln says, "We can't forget what they did here," he is referring to the soldiers who fought and died during the Civil War, particularly in the context of the Gettysburg Address. He emphasizes the sacrifices made by these individuals in the struggle for the nation's ideals, specifically liberty and equality. Lincoln's remarks serve to honor their memory and reinforce the importance of continuing the fight for those principles.