Question

Which choice describes a claim Lincoln makes in the “Gettysburg Address”?

Answer 1

In it, he invoked the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom,” as well as the all-important preservation of the Union created in 1776 and its ideal of self-government.

Answer 2

Answer: A. The Civil War was started by the southern states, and those states must lay down their arms and appeal to rejoin the union.

Explanation:The choice that would best describe a claim would be A