The Significance of the Gettysburg Address
Words: 1472 Pages: 5 5849Abraham Lincoln has been a profound figure in history since the 1830s. One of his most famous speeches was the Gettysburg Address. This was a speech given by Lincoln that four months after the Battle at Gettysburg. Abraham's main focus, in the beginning, was to unite the country. After his Gettysburg Address, it seemed his focus also involved freeing the slaves. Lincoln gave his short speech following Everett's two-hour long speech. Everett basically said Lincoln accomplished more in his two-minute […]
