To the best of my knowledge it's A
The Declaration of Independence says that the American colonists are absolved from all ties and allegiances to the British Crown, since they argue the British have acted tyrannically. <span />
Abraham Lincoln had just signed the emancipation proclamation before he was shot which freed all of the slaves; However, the majority of the south still did not see the slaves as free and so they discriminated against them. Race relations were tight.
His speech, was about putting people back to work. Due to lack of employment cause that era was in the Great Depression.
