Table of contents What Events led to the Gettysburg Address What is the Gettysburg Address Who wrote the Gettysburg Address When was the Gettysburg Address Delivered 10 Why was Lincoln Asked to Speak at Gettysburg 12 What Does the Gettysburg Address Say 14 Where did the Ideas in the Address Come From 16 What Does Lincoln Refer to in the Address 18 Who was the Audience of the Gettysburg Address 20 How Did People React to the Address How Many Versions of the Address Are There 24 What was the Impact of the Gettysburg Address 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
What Events led to the Gettysburg Address The United States was a divided GO TO THE SOURCE To read the full text of the country in the mid 1800s The North and the South could not agree on the issue of slavery Some people believed I the government should not decide if slavery was legal in new territories But Gettysburg Address go to www 12StoryLibrary com primary Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861 and he did not support slavery Upset by this 11 states in the South left the United States States of America in 1861 Soon Confederate troops were fighting troops from the Union Union states still belonged to the United States The US Civil War would continue until They formed the Confederate 1865 However the worst battle MER CA Showing the COMPARITIVE AREA NORTHERN SOUTFIERER STATs VIS NDIA R INSEA Slavery was illegal in northern states shaded but widely practiced in the South in the mid 1800s TER HIT IN
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