NAEP US History Grade 8

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. . . we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that govern- ment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. - Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863When Lincoln talked about "these dead" he was referring to

soldiers killed in a Civil War battle
workers who died building the railroad
slaves killed while trying to escape
women killed while working as nurses in the Civil War

Explanation

Answer: A - soldiers killed in a Civil War battle.

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