What is the main idea of the gettysburg address?

Answer 1

Delivered on November 19, 1863, in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, President Lincoln's 'Gettysburg Address' contained two main ideas. The first was the idea of honoring the persons who had fallen, either to death or through being wounded, during the recent battle in the town. The second was an inspirational idea: Lincoln sought to inspire the listeners to commit themselves to the 'great task' remaining, which was to bring the Civil War to a successful conclusion.

Answer 2

-All men are created equal.

-The dead soldiers did not die in vain.

-The nation will have a new birth of freedom.

-The government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not parish from Earth.

Answer 3

President Lincoln's main message was to raise the morale of the soldiers fighting the civil war and honor the deceased soldiers of the Union. With this message, he urged the soldiers of the Union to keep strong, and to strive for victory. While speaking of the soldiers' bravery, Lincoln was actually speaking to the entire nation, both North and South. His words beckoned the American people to preserve the nation that had been created "four score and seven years ago...". He wanted all of the American people to realize that preserving the Union would be a difficult task, but in honor of the men who fought and died there this should be done.

Answer 4

if u dont know thats ok. the main idea is thatthe civil war was being fought to preserve the nation.

Answer 5

The Gettysburg Address retold Lincoln's primary themes: the nation's history as a single entity, the glory of devotion to the Union, and the valor of those who fought to preserve it.