LAD #13: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Lincoln, through his Gettysburg Address, upheld the principle of human equality. He referenced to the war as a test to see if the nation could endure. He defined the Civil War as “a new birth of freedom” in order to bring that equality to all citizens. He honored the people who fought in the American Revolution for a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The nation was restored and it was no longer a union of individual states. He referenced to the Constitution by stating that all men are created equal. He never referenced towards slavery or the nullification of states rights in his speech.