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Probably because Lincoln was using "fathers" to mean forefathers. In a literal interpretation, fathers are our male parents, one generation back.

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Did the Gettysburg Address really end slavery?

No. It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, leaving slavery untouched in states like Maryland and Delaware. Maryland might have seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy, but President Lincoln sent Federal troops into the Maryland statehouse and prevented the legislature from voting. Also, the Emancipation Proclamation expressly exempted areas in slave states that had already come under Northern control. So, the slaves in those areas had to remain slaves. Further, the Emancipation Proclamation had no effect on slaves in states controlled by Confederate forces.


In the Gettysburg address how does Lincoln emphasize that the US was founded on the principle of freedom for all people?

Lincoln took liberty out of the esoteric realm created by the Founding Fathers and gave it substance. Asserting instead that Liberty was not some untouchable ideal, rather it was concrete and could be earned through bravery and sacrifice. He also assured that once won, liberty would be maintained by a strong nation determined to make it more than just an ideal.


What was the effect of the Gettysburg address?

The Gettysburg Address was written to free slaves and because Abraham Lincoln wanted to create all men equal. -this is actually wrong. the Gettysburg Address had nothing to do with the emancipation proclamation... instead the Gettysburg address turned the war from being a struggle for the north into a view as " the birth of a new freedom"


Why did president Lincoln use such formal language in the Gettysburg address?

Probably because they spoke more eloquently back then instead of using so much slang and simple words like we do today. Also, because he was Abraham Lincoln and this is how he influenced people through is retoric and speeches. It doesn't sound so presitgious when you use words like ain't etc....


Which confederate soldier was cautious and wanted to use a defensive strategy at gettysburg?

Longstreet suggested outflanking Meade and cutting off his line of retreat, threatening Washington so that it would force Mead to attack a defensive position instead.

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