Question

Which statement best expresses Lincoln's overall message in the Gettysburg Address?

O We are in a civil war to decide whether a nation founded
on the ideals of freedom and equality can survive.
• There is nothing we can say to fully honor the memory of the soldiers who are buried here.
O To honor the soldiers buried here, we must continue their mission to save the nation and its founding ideals.
• It is fitting and proper that we should be here giving speeches to honor these brave soldiers.

Answer 1

C. To honor the soldiers buried here, we must continue their mission

Step-by-step explanation:

The main message of the Gettysburg Address is that ideals are worth dying for and that it is up to the living to carry on the work of those who died to protect ideals. The ideals of equality and freedom are the bedrock of the United States as a nation.