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Praxis II Early Education Content Knowledge

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
  1. To ensure the survival of democracy and install a sense of unity during the Civil War
  2. To ensure the survival of democracy and install a sense of unity during the Revolutionary War
  3. To separate the North from the South during the Civil War
  4. To separate the North from the South during the Revolutionary War
Explanation
Answer: A - The purpose of the Gettysburg Address was to ensure the survival of democracy and install a sense of unity during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln delivered the speech on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Four and a half months prior to the speech, the Union armies defeated the Confederate armies at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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