Term 1 - Quiz 2

• According to Lincoln, what did "our fathers" create eighty-seven years ago?

  Our "fathers" created a new nation (USA).
• According to Lincoln, the Civil War is a test of what idea?

  The war is testing whether a nation that was founded on America's principles can endure, or survive.
• Why have the speaker and the audience met on the battlefield at Gettysburg?

  They have met there to dedicate a portion of that field to the men that died in the battle.
• According to Lincoln, why are they unable to "dedicate", "consecrate", or "hallow" the battlefield?


  Because the field has already been dedicated, consecrated, and hallowed by those who took part in the battle, especially those who died.
• At the end of the speech, how does Lincoln characterize the American system of government?

  He says that it is a government "of the people, by the people, for the people" and will continue forever.
• Confirm your understanding of the text by writing a summary.


  Lincoln begins by recalling the nation's founding on principles of liberty and equality. He says that the current struggle is a test to see whether the United States now can survive. He and his audience have gathered to dedicate a portion of the Gettysburg battlefield to those who died there. In a larger sense, however, the ground already has been hallowed by those who died there, Lincoln says that the dead will be remembered, that the nation will have a new birth of freedom, and the government will continue forever.