Devyn Villanueva

Social Studies

18 July, 04:17

In his conclusion, Lincoln tries to explain once again why the Civil War is important to the nation and what the Union is fighting to protect. In Lincoln's view, what result would mean that the soldiers who died at Gettysburg did not die in vain? the Civil War ending with no winner the Union winning the Civil War the war ending peacefully with a Confederate victory We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. In this reading: Resolve means "declare with determination" In vain means "for nothing" Perish means "be destroyed"