Activity 3.2.3 : Understand the Quest for Civil Rights

In the Gettysburg Address, what was Lincoln trying to do?

Encourage Union soldiers to continue fighting for the important goal of freedom.

The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address share which common theme?

Freedom

Read this passage: That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. -The Declaration of Independence What is the main idea of this passage?

Governments are controlled by the people and exist to make sure that people's rights are safe.

Which event contributed to the American colonists' decision to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?

Great Britain wanted the American colonists to pay taxes on imported goods.

Read this passage: Fourscore 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. -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 In the Gettysburg Address, how does Lincoln emphasize that the United States was founded on the principle of freedom for all people?

He quotes the phrase "all men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence.

Read this passage: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. -- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. -Declaration of Independence What is the best definition of the underlined word in the passage?

Obvious

Read this passage: The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 In this passage, what action does Lincoln want the audience to take?

Remember the people who sacrificed their lives at Gettysburg

What common theme do the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence share?

The importance of freedom

Which act by the British government caused the American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?

The requirement that the colonists pay taxes on British goods.

Read this passage: Fourscore 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. -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 Why does Lincoln reference this portion of the Declaration of Independence in the Gettysburg Address?

To emphasize that the United States was founded on the principle of freedom for all people

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

To encourage Union soldiers to continue fighting for freedom

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free all slaves living in states in rebellion against the Union

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

To remove the American colonies from British rule

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

To state that American colonies were no longer under the control of Great Britain

Read this passage: The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 What point is Lincoln making in this passage?

We should always remember the people who died at Gettysburg.

Read this passage: That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. -The Declaration of Independence What is the main idea of this passage?

When a government starts denying people their rights, then the people can get rid of the government and start a new one.

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence originally referred only to white men but today is interpreted to mean all people?

all men are created equal

What document did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed slaves in the United States?

The Emancipation Proclamation