Revisit the Gettysburg Address and identify three recurrent themes. Clearly write the themes that you identify out on the paper, then assign them a corresponding letter. Match the appropriate letter to the section of the speech that includes that theme.
Next, in a written response published to this post, answer the following (pgh each):
1. What was the context for the Emancipation Proclamation--when did Lincoln write it, what was its purpose, what was its delivery like, and what did it accomplish, if anything?
2. What was the context for the Gettysburg Address--when did Lincoln write it, what was its purpose, what was its delivery like, and how was it received by the American public?
Finally, work on your recitation, to be completed by the end of lunch on Monday.
1) On September 22,1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in Confederate states. At this time, the Civil War was currently being fought, and the Union Army had yet to take the lead. The Confederate Army still had the upper hand in the war with a greater number of victorious battles. But, the Union’s recent victory in the Battle of Antietam began shifting the course of the war in the North’s favor. Though the Emancipation Proclamation did free all slaves in the Confederate States, it did not however free slaves in the border states fighting on the Union side, or slaves in southern areas already under Union control. Lincoln’s goal now was to show Americans, and the world as well, that the civil war was no longer being fought to restore the Union to its previous state, but instead a new one in which slavery was no more. In addition to the freeing of slaves in the CSA, the proclamation also allowed for the recruitment of African Americans in the Union army and navy. As expected though, the rebelling Confederate states disregarded Lincoln’s order and nothing happened until after the war. Lincoln’s delivery was clear and to the point. He did to dance around the issue, but rather addresses it head on. As the President of the United States and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, Lincoln states that he will do whatever is necessary to suppress all rebellions against the nation.
ReplyDelete2)On November 19, 1863, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was, considered by many, the most significant battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point in the war, in which the seemingly unconquerable Confederate Army was defeated by the Union. Lincoln’s purpose for the address was to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers, but also inspire the people to continue fighting. Lincoln honored the dead by allotting them a piece of land where some of the battle had been fought. In the address. Lincoln uses words such as “us” and “we” to show that it was everyone’s responsibility to honor the dead and that everyone was involved in this gruesome war. He compassionately explains that “these dead shall not have died in vain,” for he truly believes a Union victory will be reached soon. This speech defines the premise of the war at this point, which is based around freedom. The American public was left deeply touched as well as motivated. The Gettysburg Address relit the flame that burned inside all those in the North, compelling them to keep on fighting. The war was turning in their favor and to honor all the soldiers who had died, a victory was needed.
1.On July 22nd, 1862, Lincoln presented to his cabinet a proposed proclamation freeing the slaves in the Confederacy. He wanted to keep the boarder states on their good side, which is why slavery was not terminated everywhere. Lincoln decided the Proclamation would be seen as an act of desperation if it followed a Confederate victory. Therefore, on September 22nd, after the victory at Antietam, the President announced that all slaves in lands of rebellion would be freed unless the seceding states returned their allegiance by January 1st, 1863. The Proclamation would formally go into effect in the New Year. Since it was not considered a law passed by Congress, it was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces. It made the ending of slavery a clear war goal as well as uniting the country. Approximately 4 million slaves were emancipated as the Union army advanced south. It received mixed reactions, more positive ones from the northern Republicans. However, the Proclamation had greater symbolic importance; the North was now fighting for a new Union, one without slavery and a new rebirth of freedom.
ReplyDelete2.President Lincoln delivered this speech originally as a eulogy at the dedication of the national cemetery. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most notable battles of the Civil War, which is why the field was dedicated as the national cemetery. The dedication took place on November 19th, 1863, four short months following the battle. The speech, written that morning, was only two minutes long and was preceded by a two hour-address by Edward Everett, a Massachusetts statesman and the leading orator at the time. The President’s speech was delivered with solemnity and he had no intention that it would be one of the best speeches in American history. However, Lincoln’s address moved all 15,000 people at the dedication and received a standing ovation. Even Everett said to Lincoln, "I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion in two hours, as you did in two minutes." Lincoln was able to honor the fallen soldiers, call for a resurgence of the revolutionary freedom and democratic ideas, and reiterate his goal of “preserving the Union,” all in just ten sentences.
The Emancipation Proclamation was written in 1862, but not put into effect until Jan. 1 1863. At this point in time the CSA was continuing its strong resistance of the Union forces. Abraham Lincoln initially offered a statement 100 days before proclaiming that any state that rejoined the Union would be able to keep their slaves. The purpose of the "second" Emancipation Proclamation was to free the slaves in lands of rebellion. This meant that any state in the Union would still allow slavery. As a result, this proclamation put new energy into the war. The south, outraged, were even more compelled to fight. After all, after news of their freedom spread, many slaves escaped and headed north and joined the Union army or found a new life. For most slaves though, the proclamation was ignored by their masters and they were not freed until the south lost the war and the 13th amendment was ratified.
ReplyDeleteThe Gettysburg address was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln nearly 4 months after the devastating Battle of Gettysburg at the dedication of a cemetery in Gettysburg for soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg. The purpose of the speech was commemorate those who fought and those who died in the Battle of Gettysburg. Throughout the speech Lincoln references the Declaration of Independence and the values of independence and preserving the union. The delivery of the speech was short and concise. At the time, neither the president nor the crowd thought the speech was noteworthy. Now though, the Gettysburg Address is considered one of the great English speeches.
1. The Emancipation Proclamation was proposed during the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln. Originally, he presented this proposed proclamation, on July 22, 1862, to his cabinet that would essentially free the slaves in the Confederacy. Lincoln aimed to defeat the Confederacy militarily by making the war also about the idea of freedom versus slavery. Confident and determined he believed this proclamation would decrease the likelihood of the Confederacy obtaining diplomatic recognition. Lincoln waited for a Union victory before delivering the proclamation in order to not seem desperate. So on January 1, 1863 after the Union victory at Antietam Lincoln finally delivered his speech. After reading the Emancipation Proclamation, it's delivery seems to set a unifying, confident and an assertive atmosphere. For Instance, throughout the proclamation Lincoln declares that the "Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons." This demonstrates the sense of unity Lincoln was trying to create, by giving freedom to slaves, in order to preserve the union. The immediate impact of the proclamation didn't initially free a single slave. However if anything, the proclamation accomplished changing the nature of the war: the Union was no longer seeking to preserve the union but form a new nation, as Lincoln said it became a "remorseless revolution."
ReplyDelete2. On November 19th, 1863 Lincoln delivered The Gettysburg Address, four months after the Union army defeated the Confederacy in the battle of Gettysburg. It was at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA where Abraham Lincoln first gave his speech in honor of the brave men who fought in the battle of Gettysburg. Through out the address he reminds the people that from the soldiers devotion and patriotism we must insure that they didn’t die in vain; “that the nation shall have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln viewed the purpose of the Civil war as a struggle for the preservation of the union that would bring human equality and form a nation that was no longer predominant in states rights. The American Public’s view was divided primarily based on political parties. For instance, while the republicans praised the Gettysburg address the democrats found it to be both inadequate and inappropriate for such a momentous occasion.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1st 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War. The outright purpose of the document was freeing all the slaves in lands of rebellion. Lincoln did not free the slaves in the union in fear of losing the alliance of the Border States that continued the horrid practice. Where this act might have seemed pointless, what with the CSA’s purpose of fighting was earning their independence so anything Lincoln, the president of the USA, said meant nothing to them, this document had a significant impact on the outcome of the war. By issuing this proclamation, Lincoln officially brought the issue of slavery into the main view of the war. This caused the CSA’s possible allies of England and France to back out. The reason for their sudden loss of interest in allying with the CSA was because England and France were two countries that had long since banned slavery and were subsequently very against the practice. Seeing the document freeing the slaves brought that aspect of the war into full light, pushing the concept of allying a country that depended so heavily on slavery no longer. Even though this document was put out nearly two years after the southern states had left the union, it’s purpose of bringing slavery to the forefront of the war cost the south the war by losing them their allies.
ReplyDeleteLincoln’s Gettysburg’s Address was given on November 19th, 1863 and probably written in the months preceding the delivery (though the old legend is that he wrote it on the train over to the town.). Within his speech, he honors the brave soldiers who fell fighting for their country in that sleepy Pennsylvania town, but the certain dedication of the town isn’t the point of Lincoln’s speech. Lincoln goes on to say how they couldn’t dedicate the land yet because the fight was not yet over, the cause that those men fought for was still unsettled. In his words, he tells the American people that nothing can be wrapped up or honored because if the Union gave up or gave in, those men who fought and died for the preservation of their home would have died in vain. In his closing sentence, Lincoln vows that the United States of America, fought for and won by the founding fathers, will arise with a new freedom and it will not be gone from the earth. Lincoln gave the people confidence and continued reason to keep fighting. After Gettysburg, the North begins to take the upper hand, but Lincoln still knows there’s a long way to go. His speech was simple, but powerful. No land can be dedicated and no man can be honored until their cause is won, otherwise they die in vain.
1. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1st, 1863, was delivered about 15 days after the Union defeat at Fredericksburg. The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves were free except for those that were in areas and states of exemption. This meant that all slaves in rebellious states were free, but slaves that were in states that were fighting for the Union were not free. This was because Lincoln did not want to lose the support of the border states, such as Maryland, Deleware, Kentucky, and Missouri. But although it freed slaves part of the Confederacy, not many were actually freed because the states in the Confederacy no longer recognized Lincoln or the government of the United States as their leader. Thus, very few slaves were actually freed from the Emancipation Proclamation. However, what the Emancipation Proclamation did do was gain world favor for the Union. By stating that the war was now to end slavery, the British supported the North as opposed to the Confederacy, as the British had abolished slavery in 1833. By directly stating that the abolishment of slavery was one of the priorities of the war, Lincoln helped turn the tide of the war by gaining support from other countries and free blacks who were now allowed to join the Union Army.
ReplyDelete2. On November 19th, 1863, about four and a half months after the battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Although he was sick at the time, the president spoke strongly and loudly enough for all to hear. In this brief speech, he restated the principles of equality that America was built on and honored the dead of Gettysburg. There were mixed reactions to speech, mostly split along the party lines. Democrats mostly were not impressed by the speech, while Republicans loved it. One thing could be agreed by all though, and that was no one expected it to become one of the most famous speeches in American history.
1. President Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet in late July of 1862, hoping to free slaves in all rebellious states. On September 22, Lincoln announced that all Confederate states had until January 1, 1863 to return their allegiance to the Union. Otherwise, all slaves in states of rebellion shall be free. Lincoln did not attempt to abolish slavery in the border states for fear of turning them against the Union. The proclomation was received positively in the North, as many Northerners saw it as a great advancement in the war efforts against the south. The response was far more negative in the South, as many land owners lost slaves they saw more reason to pick up arms against the North. While the Emancipation Proclamation was successful in its freeing of millions of slaves, it may have stirred up further tensions between the North and the South as the war continued.2. President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. His address lasted only a short few minutes during the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln's Address and the dedication of the cemetary served to honor those who had fallen during the Civil War, including those who died during the battle of Gettysburg four months prior. Lincoln used the speech to emphasize that those who had fallen had not "died in vain." Lincoln inspired a revival of patriotism, inclining all citizens to fight for their country and provided hope that the war would soon end in favor of the North. Lincoln used the ideals present during the founding of the nation such as liberty and equality to shed new light on the concept of slavery, and he brought forward the importance of preserving the Union, as he had stated prior to his presidency. His speech brought about national emotion towards the solders who had died fighting, as well as a national desire to continue to fight to preserve the Union.
ReplyDelete1. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862. When the Union stopped the Confederates from invading Maryland at the Battle of Antietam, they turned the tides for the Union and gave President Lincoln the opportunity he needed to make the announcement. He declared that all slaves in Confederate states would be permanently freed. Though it was not immediate, an estimated 20,000 African Americans were granted their freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation was also an example of a change Abraham Lincoln’s goals for the nation during the Civil War. Originally his main objective was reuniting a divided nation but now the abolishment of slavery played a larger role. This was a step in the envisioned “new birth of freedom.”
ReplyDelete2. President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th, 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. This was a few months after the Union overcame the Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg, which some consider the turning point of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln’s main purpose of this eloquent speech was to dedicate a cemetery, built to honor the fallen. Still in the midst of a bloody civil war, Lincoln also instilled a desire to keep fighting that struck a chord with many. Even today it is considered the most accurate embodiment of the democratic vision ever presented.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation on July 22nd 1862,during the Civil War. Lincoln first presented a proposed "proclamation" which would free the slaves in the confederacy to his cabinet during the months of July in 1862. By issuing the proclamation he felt that this would weaken the confederacy military. He thought that by freeing the slaves, the south would not be able to use them as property to fight in their army. He however waited for a victory in the battle field from the union side, so that this proclamation would not look like it was made due to hopelessness but rather, a military win would also allow him to enforce this controversial proclamation. So on 22nd September1862, after the victory of the union in the battle of Antietam, he issued parts of the proclamation, and it went into effect three months later. It had a great impact on the civil war. He however received mixed criticisms from both political parties. The republicans favored it, but the democrats had issues against it. the emancipation proclamation accomplishd “ that all persons held as slaves within said designed states and parts of states are and henceforward shall be free.”The proclamation also changed the nature of the war as he was more focused not on saving the union but forming a new and stronger nation.
ReplyDeleteThe Gettysburg address was written by Abraham Lincon on November 19th 1863. This speech was given by Abraham Lincon in the same cemetery where all the soldiers who fought in the battle were burried. Lioncoln's hope in the Gettysburg Address was to honor those who had lost their life fighting in the war. He wanted to assure those patriotic men who sacrificed their own life, that there would still be a nation, and they are still going to preserve the union. In his speech he wrote that, “we have come to decdicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who have their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.” The American people took his speech by surprise. the republicans praised it, but the democrats thought that it was very inappropriate because it was during the gruesome war.
The Emancipation Proclamation was written in 1862 but was not officially delivered until January 1st 1863. When Lincoln first proposed the idea to his cabinet he wanted to use it as a tactic to weaken the Confederacy. With out slaves they would become weak. To prove how strong the Union was he waited until their victory at the Battle of Antietam in September. Then he released the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which was then put into effect a few months later in January. The Emancipation Proclamation became a new focus. It gave the Union an advantage since former slaves could join their army. It was first only aimed at the states of rebellion but by 1865 it became a Constitutional Law resulting in the 13th amendment.
ReplyDeleteLincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address at the start of November 1963 and delivered it on the 19th. The Union’s last victory had been four months earlier in the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle had been a turning point because it gave the Union an advantage. Still, Lincoln knew that he needed to continue to inspire the soldiers to fight. So he gave one of the greatest speeches known in American history: the Gettysburg address. The purpose of the address was to dedicate a portion of land to the Soldier’s National Cemetery to remember and honor the soldiers who had fought so valiantly. It symbolized freedom and equality to the American public as well as inspiring the troops, thus moving many people.
1. The Emancipation Proclamation was proposed in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln. During this time, the Union was not doing particularly well against the Confederacy in the war. Lincoln realized that the emancipation would cause even more strife between the opposing sides--a gradual emancipation bill had been proposed to state leaders and quickly shot down. He did see it as necessary in achieving his foremost goal of preserving the Union. On September 22, 1862, after a Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln put in place the Emancipation Proclamation. It declared all slaves in rebel territories free, unless the rebel states returned to the Union. This move was obviously controversial: the South was outraged and there was a mixed reaction from the North. Ultimately, the Emancipation Proclamation was very important in changing the war from one trying to preserve the Union into a war trying to create a new, free nation.
ReplyDelete2. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. This speech was a short commemoration for the soldiers who were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg just four months earlier. The speech lasted only two minutes, but had a lasting impact. Lincoln honored the soldiers who had died in the fight, but noted that the fight wasn’t over--the only way to truly recognize their sacrifice was to win the war and preserve the nation. He wanted to motivate and inspire the people of the Union to continue their fight to gain victory. The Gettysburg Address continues to be seen as one of the great American speeches of all time.