In paragraph 5, what is the unfinished work to which Lincoln refers? A) continuing the war B) creating a new nation C) securing freedom and equality for all people D) burying all of the soldiers who died in the war I think the answer is either A. or C
2 Answers
A) Continuing the war
Explanation:
The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Thursday, November 19, 1863. This was during the American Civil War, which started on April 12, 1861, and ended on May 9, 1865.
Hence, it is reasonable to say that the unfinished work that Abraham Lincoln referred to was most likely to end the war, reunite the North and the South and to abolish slavery.
The closest answer to this is A, and therefore, A is the most likely answer.
C.
Explanation:
The quote from John Wycliff used in the Gettysburg address is that this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. That Wycliff wrote as his introduction to the translation of the Bible into the language of the people. Abraham Lincoln makes reference to the nation being founded 70 years before. The unfinished work is the work that was started in 1776 when the United States was first formed.
The work that was started 1n 1776 was a democracy founded on the beliefs stated in the declaration of independence that all men are created equal. The the basic rights of people come from God not the government, these rights are the rights to life liberty and yes equality and that people have the right to establish and control their own form of government.
Abraham Lincoln referred to the Civil War as a contest to see if that ideal of freedom and equality could long endure. Other democratic governments, of Greece, the Republic of Rome, had faltered and failed. The unfinished work was to make sure that the American experiment in democracy could succeed.
The best answer is C based on the context of what Abraham Lincoln actually said in the Gettysburg address.
