The Gettysburg Address and The Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln

Big Question What makes a great LEGACY? Write your answer to this question in your day book.

About the Author He lead the United States during its greatest crisis His parents were illiterate He did not often go to school and he was mostly self educated Although he opposed slavery he was not an abolitionists he preferred to free slaves gradually One of the countries most widely respected presidents He was elected to be president on his antislavery platform which caused seven states to succeed from the union He made Thanksgiving day a national holiday.

Words to Know A speech is often prepared for a specific audience A Proclamation: a legal document that announces official state business. The writer has to be someone of authority

The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Setting: The battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; November 19, 1863 Abraham Lincoln recalls the American Revolution, saying that America stands for freedom and equality. He says the Civil War is America’s greatest test. Lincoln then explains that they are meeting today to honor the soldiers who died on the battlefield. He says that these soldiers gave their lives so the nation could survive. The living should make sure the soldiers died for a good cause. And that cause, he says, is a fair government.

The Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln Setting: Washington, DC; January 1, 1863 Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederate states. He then lists the states rebelling against the Union, the states to which the Proclamation applies. He directs the freed slaves to avoid rising up against their former masters, unless in self-defense, and recommends that they work for “reasonable wages.”

Class work Read The Emancipation Proclamation and The Gettysburg Address (page 586) On page 590 Complete questions 1-6, 7-9 I will be checking these TOMORROW during second period which means you need to complete it in your day book and leave it in the room TODAY!