Question

Which of the following is not a reason Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address?

A.to help reunify the United States
B.to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers
C.to connect the war with American beliefs
D.to accuse Confederate soldiers of treason

Answer 1

D.to accuse Confederate soldiers of treason

Step-by-step explanation:

The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. It was pronounced in the Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in the city of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) on November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Although Lincoln's carefully worded speech was secondary to other speeches of the day, it has been considered later as one of the greatest speeches in the history of mankind, or, at least, one of the most famous and cited of the modern era Invoking the principles of equality of men enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln redefined the Civil War as a new birth of freedom for the United States and its citizens.

What was considered the Gettysburg Address that day was not the brief speech delivered by President Lincoln, but the speech delivered by Edward Everett. Everett was a renowned diplomat and scholar considered to be the best orator of his time.

Everett's speech had 13,609 words and lasted two hours. In contrast, Lincoln's brief words summed up the war in two or three minutes, in ten sentences, and in less than 300 words.

Answer 2

"To accuse Confederate soldiers of treason" is not a reason among the following choices given in the question for which Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. The correct option among all the options given in the question is the last option or option "D". I hope that the answer has come to your help.