Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg is needed for a cemetery and for speeches.
What are the practical and honorable needs of the Gettysburg field?
Get rid of slavery for good.
What does the 13th amendment do?
The East
Where does Sherman fight?
Lots of dead soldiers
Why is a cemetery needed?
Lincoln offers jobs.
How does Lincoln get democratic support to pass the amendment?
Does not let the south rest.
What is Grants battle tactic?
Lincoln says that " All men are created equal"
How does Lincoln reference the Decoration of Independence?
The south sees that passing the 13 amendment is possible.
Why does the south offer peace?
The west.
Where does Grant fight?
Lincoln says it is up to the remaining living people to finish the work the dead soldiers have fought for.
What does Lincoln say to convince people to continue fighting the war?
The south continues to fight the Civil War.
What is the souths reaction to the 13th amendment being passed?
The destruction of not just soldiers, put property and animals.
What is total war?
Honor the living and the dead, refine equality, explain why we are fighting the war, importance of democracy.
What is the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln delayes the souths peace treaty long enough to get the 13th amendment passed.
how does Lincoln stop the south from ending the war and keeping their slaves?
Sherman believes that if he makes the war so terrible for people, they will stop supporting the confederacy.
Why does Sherman comitt to total war?