Question

1. Lincoln’s focus in the Gettysburg Address was to (1 point) campaign for a reelection. urge the South to surrender. free African American slaves in the South. describe the importance of the Union and freedom. 2. For what purpose did Martin Luther King, Jr. write “Letter from Birmingham Jail"? Select all that apply. (3 points) defend his actions. react to a statement. explain his religious views. share his opinions regarding segregation. 3. Reread this sentence from “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” “I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” In this sentence, King is defining (1 point) a conscious decision to disobey the law and bring forth an issue. an irrational decision made in the heat of the moment. a clearly thought-out process that exhibits apparent disregard for the law. an angry quick decision that ended in trouble. 4. In both the Gettysburg Address and “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” the writers (1 point) comment on the tribulations faced by a nation at war. honor those who have fought for freedom. demand the revision of the nation’s unjust laws. expound on the notion of tolerance for others.

Answer 1

1 D

2 A B D

3 A

4 B

5 D

6 A

7 B

Answer 2

The correct options are as followed:
1. Describe the importance of the Union and the freedom.
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg's address on November 19, 1863 during the dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery which is a cemetery built for union soldiers killed at Gettysburg's battle during the American civil war. The focus of the address is equality of men.
2. a. To defend his action.
     b. Share his opinion regrading segregation.
      c. React to a statement.
Martin Luther king wrote the letter from jail purposely to react to a statement which said that his demonstration is unwise. His letter react to this statement, he also write on reasons for his actions and the evil of segregation.
3. A conscious decision to disobey the law and bring forth an issue.
Martin Luther King stated in his letter that there are two types of law, just and unjust law. He believed that an unjust law is not good for human society and must be disobey in order to make the government change the law. 
4. Demand the revision of the nation's unjust laws.
Both the Gettysburg's address and the Letter from the jail talked about the unjust laws in the American society and demand for their revision.