The Gettysburg Address

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Lincoln@Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln 1863 Civil War Gettysburg Address democracy equality American values 272 words Union and Confederate dead cemetery dedication length allowed it to be published in entirety timeline referencing Declaration of Independence redefines battle in existential terms rather than military terms Jeff Shaara Tony Kushner Tom Wheeler Eric Foner Melissa Harris-Perry Colin Powell
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Gettysburg Address

This clip from Lincoln@Gettsyburg focuses on President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, explaining the meaning of the Address line by line. At an especially important time in United States history, and in just 272 words, Lincoln's Address defined the meaning of democracy, providing an ideal for which to strive.  
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PBS Learning Media

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