President Lincoln’s Speeches

Focus of today’s lesson Gettysburg Address Nov. 19, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1st 1863 Lincoln’s Second Inaugural March 1865 O Captain! My Captain! 1865

Gettysburg Address Background -The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln -It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg. -In fewer than 300 words delivered over two to three minutes -Edward Everett was suppose to be the main speaker with a speech lasting 2 hours

Gettysburg Address Background The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 – July 3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign -Was the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war's turning point. Union Major General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North. Casualties Union: 23,055 (3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, 5,369 captured/missing) Confederate: 22,231 (4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded, 5,830 captured/missing)

What is the only way for the men that died, not to have died in vain? Gettysburg Address Question 1: What is the only way for the men that died, not to have died in vain?

Gettysburg Address Question 2: What did Lincoln mean when he said “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here? Is this question true, do you know more about the battle or the speech? Tell why.

Gettysburg Address Question 3: In Lincoln’s words, did he have to consecrate (to make holy) the ground? Explain.

Emancipation Proclamation Background -Was an executive decree by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln during that country's Civil War, which declared the freedom of all slaves in those areas of the rebellious Confederate States of America that had not already returned to Union control. -It made the end of slavery a key goal of the war (along with restoring the Union), and was highly controversial in the North. -Some slavery continued to exist in the border states until the entire institution was ended by the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.

Emancipation Proclamation Question 1: According to the document what is going to happen “on the first day of January?” Name as many states as you can where this will happen?

Emancipation Proclamation Question 2: How does Lincoln justify declaring the Emancipation Proclamation? How does he have the power to?

Emancipation Proclamation Question 3: What does Lincoln say about ex-slaves being in the Union military?

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Background Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 At a time when victory in the Civil War was within sight and slavery had been effectively ended, Lincoln did not speak of triumph, but of loss, guilt and sin. Why? -Some see this speech as a defense of his pragmatic approach to Reconstruction, in which he sought to avoid harsh treatment of the defeated South

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Question 1: Did Lincoln hold a grudge or seek revenge against the South? How do you know? (Provide a quote)

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Question 2: In your own words, name the five goals which Lincoln set for the nation at the end of the speech.

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Question 3: What did he say that people were trying to “strengthen, perpetuate, and extend?”

O Captain, My Captain! Background: -A poem by Walt Whitman. -It was written in homage to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination in 1865

O Captain, My Captain! Question 1: Who is the captain? What is the fearful trip? What is the prize won?

O Captain, My Captain! Question 2: Why do you think Whitman calls his main character “Captain” and “father”? What is the significance of using those words, and why is it bad the captain is now dead?

O Captain, My Captain! Question 3: Could you say that the “voyage” (third paragraph) Whitman speaks of has to do with the American Revolution? Explain.

Follow-up In your own words discuss the speech you enjoyed the most, and explain your reasons for your selection.