The Gettysburg Address Worksheet
An 8th-grade social studies worksheet focusing on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, its historical context, key themes, and lasting significance.
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The Gettysburg Address Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to your knowledge of the Gettysburg Address and the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President
1. In what year was the Gettysburg Address delivered?
1861
1863
1865
1870
2. What was the primary purpose of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg?
To declare victory in the Civil War
To dedicate a national cemetery
To announce the Emancipation Proclamation
To rally support for a new political party
3. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address by referencing events that happened "Four score and seven years ago." This refers to the year and the signing of the .
4. The speech emphasizes the idea that the nation was conceived in and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created .
5. The Battle of Gettysburg was a Union victory.
True
False
6. The Gettysburg Address is one of the longest speeches ever delivered by a U.S. President.
True
False
7. Explain what Lincoln meant by "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
8. How does the Gettysburg Address connect the sacrifices of the Civil War soldiers to the founding principles of the United States?
Match the key term with its definition or significance.
9. Consecrate
a. The idea that all people are equal
10. Proposition
b. To make something sacred or holy
11. Four score and seven years ago
c. A statement or assertion
12. All men are created equal
d. Refers to the year 1776