2nd Inaugural
What year did Pres.Lincoln gave the 2nd Inaugural address?
1865.
What is Lincoln's claim in his speech?
He believed the country should heal and rebuild with unity instead of division and revenge after the Civil War.
How did the Slaves feel about the holiday called 4th of July?
It is a reminder of the freedom that they were not given.
What date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
September 22, 1862.
Who were the Confederates and who was the Union?
North was the Union and the South was the Confederates.
What was the percentage of the slave population?
1/8 of the population.
What was Lincoln reasoning for his speech.
Because the war has caused suffering on both sides and continuing with hatred and division will cause more damage on both sides.
How does Fredrick Douglass start off his speech?
He starts saying why he is there standing before a crowd, and questions the people in the audience.
Who was the commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
Why does Lincoln quote from the Bible to support his call to action?
They are all Christians who worship God.
True or False: This speech was given before the Civil War.
False
What evidence does Lincoln provide in his speech to support his claim?
God wanted them to strive and they have all lost loved ones in the war, and they shared guilt in the long war.
What does Fredrick Douglass mean when he says, "How can we sing the Lord's song in strange land."
How are they supposed to sing the songs of a religion that they do not know, in a land that they are not familiar with when it has been forced appon them.
Which state split from the United States to form the Confederate Army?
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
Who was the former slave that spoke out in 1852?
Frederick Douglass.
What did Pres.Lincoln want everyone to have after the Civil War?
Peace and rebuild the country.
What is a general principle most people can agree with his speech?
They all worship the same God, and neither said they truly wanted to go to war.
In paragraph one, Fredrick Douglass uses the term "us" more than once. Who is he referring to?
He is referring to the Slaves and himself.
What career does Lincoln promise the Slaves in exchange for security?
The military.
How many days after giving the 2nd Inaugural Address did Pres.Lincoln live until he was assassinated?
2 days.
Did both North and South want war? If no, who would wanted it and who did no?
Both Parties did not want war, but the South was more willing to keep to go to war in order to keep slavery.
What is Lincoln's call to action in paragraph 6?
He wants the country to strive in peace and rebuild from the aftermath of the war?
What Jerusalem city did Douglass reference in his speech?
Babylon.
How many days does Lincoln give the Confederates as warning before he begins the war?
100 days.
What city did Lincoln give the Emancipation Proclamation speech?
Washington DC.