Question

Part a: In the Gettysburg Address, which set of values does Abraham Lincoln most clearly associate with the nation he leads?

a. Freedom and equality
b. Creativity and ingenuity
c. Prosperity and opportunity
d. Self-reliance and individuality

Part b: Which of these sentences from the Gettysburg Address best supports the answer to part a?
a. "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."
b. "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."
c. "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live."
d. "It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this."

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln most clearly associates freedom and equality with the nation he leads in the Gettysburg Address.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln most clearly associates freedom and equality with the nation he leads. He mentions that the new nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

The sentence that best supports this answer is, '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.' This sentence explicitly states that the nation was dedicated to the belief in equality for all.