Significant Contributors to US Government and Politics — Quiz
Question 3 • United States Government
In his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln emphasized the importance of unity and the principles upon which the nation was founded. Which excerpt from the Gettysburg Address best captures this sentiment?
Answer
A
"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."
B
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
C
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
D
"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."
Explanation
Choice C best captures both the nation’s founding principles and the unity Lincoln emphasizes. It recalls that the country was founded on liberty and the belief that all people are created equal. Choice B expresses the importance of democratic government, but does not state the founding principles as directly.
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