Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!"
Question 8 • HVA 26-27 IM English ELA 11 A
Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Answer
A
by discussing what freedom meant to the founders.
B
by reminding people that the country was not founded that long ago.
C
by discussing how the founders developed the country.
D
by making a clear point that the country was founded upon equality for all.
Explanation
Lincoln says the nation was “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This directly emphasizes that equality was a founding principle of the country, so the statement makes clear that the country was founded upon equality for all.
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