Question

Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated. . . can long endure.


What is Lincoln’s purpose in the excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lincoln referred to the signing of the declaration of independence 87 years earlier speaking about principles that the nation was built on: liberty and the proposition that all men are created equal. Also the civil war was a test that would determine if the United state could endure such severe crisis.

Lincoln purpose in the excerpt was that the country was going to overcome the damages caused by the civil war and they would be more united

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Lincoln purpose in the excerpt was that the country was going to overcome the damages caused by the civil war and they would be more united

Explanation:

Lincoln referred to the signing of the declaration of independence 87 years earlier speaking about principles that the nation was built on: liberty and the proposition that all men are created equal. Also the civil war was a test that would determine if the United state could endure such severe crisis.

Lincoln purpose in the excerpt was that the country was going to overcome the damages caused by the civil war and they would be more united