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Why did some people frown on Lincoln’s appearance and speech at Gettysburg at the time?

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(Choice A)
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They thought he was personally responsible for the Union defeat at Gettysburg.

(Choice B)
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They thought Lincoln should be focusing on commanding the armies of the United States, not attending cemetery dedications.

(Choice C)
C
They thought he was using the dedication of the cemetery for the fallen soldiers as a political opportunity.

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C - They thought he was using the dedication of the cemtary for the fallen soldiers as a political opportunity.

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During this time, it had only been a few months after the bloody battle at Gettysburg where there was much voilence and bloodshed and thought it was in poor taste to use that as a backdrop for political opportunity.

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