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Define the Gettysburg address?

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the Gettysburg Address was a speech Abraham Lincoln made at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1963. His speech, only a few minutes long, followed a two hour long speech by Edward Everett, but Lincoln's careful language and speech made it the most important 272 words in history.

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