Drew wrote the paragraphs below using text evidence from
sources to answer the question: How did Lincoln's words lead to change?
Abraham Lincoln said what he believed. His words helped to end
slavery. His speech at Gettysburg is famous.
When Lincoln ran for Senate, he spoke out against slavery. The author
of Abe's Honest Words writes, "In speech after speech, he reminded people
that slavery did not fit with the ideals of the Declaration of Independence."
Lincoln lost that race. Next, he ran for president. This time he was the
winner. The Civil War soon broke out in 1861 and divided the country.
s later, Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to free
African Americans in the South. Then he talked Congress into freeing all
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African Americans.
A major battle occurred in July of 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Several months later, Lincoln spoke there. The author of "A New Birth
of Freedom," feels that Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is "one of the most
famous speeches in our nation's history." Rappaport agrees. She writes that
Lincoln's "words were there to guide those who chose to remember."
Abraham Lincoln said what he believed-and backed up his words with
actions.
Reread the passage. Follow the directions below.
1. Circle a quotation from Abe's Honest Words.
2. Draw a box around text evidence from "A New Birth of Freedom."
3. Underline a detail that helps you understand the sequence of events in
the Civil War.
4. Write an example of a linking verb that Drew uses on the line.
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