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The Gettysburg Address marked a shift in how Lincoln framed the war's purpose in that it

A.redefined the conflict as a test of whether a nation “conceived in Liberty” could endure and linked victory to a “new birth of freedom”
B.announced the end of slavery throughout the Union by executive decree
C.called for the annexation of Canada to strengthen the Union
D.proposed restoring the Union on the basis of popular sovereignty

Explanation

Core Concept

Instead of speaking only of preserving the Union, Lincoln invoked the Declaration's equality principle. The address recast the war as the means to realize the founders' promise.

Correct Answer

Aredefined the conflict as a test of whether a nation “conceived in Liberty” could endure and linked victory to a “new birth of freedom”

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