Answer to Question #133519 in History for Mara Crawford

Question

What was Lincoln message in the Gettysburg address

Answer 1

In his address, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality contained in the declaration of independence and connected the sacrifices of the civil war with the desire beginning of freedom. In his address, Lincoln urged the people who were still alive that they can honor those who died in war not with words or good speech, but rather by continuing to fight for the ideas they gave their lives for.