Transcript second innaugural address

Second Inaugural
Address
Abraham Lincoln
Devon Shepherd
Monique Blanchard
Friederike Engelking
Alex Coy
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was
the 16th president of
the US.
He is best known for
freeing slaves in the
Confederate Union.
He was buried in
Springfield, Illinois in
1865.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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This text was spoken on the Saturday of
March 4th, 1865.
It was written to tell that neither the
Confederate nor the Union expected or
wanted such a large-scale battle.
During this moment, the Civil War
between the Confederate states of the
south and the Union states of the north
was going on.
Confederate and Union Flags
Summary
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Abraham Lincoln told his audience that they
should get over with the war. He also thinks that
all Americans believe in the same God so they
are equal to each other and shouldn’t fight each
other. He said that God made the civil war start,
but it is ready to end now. Towards the end of
his speech, he said the famous quote, which is
that God gave everybody the same rights and
that everybody should help by being a good
citizen and do a good job of it.
RELEVANCE
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This is an important part of American History
because it helped cause the end of the Civil
War and free southern slaves.
LITERARY DEVICES
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“Constantly called.” Alliteration
“With malice toward none, with charity
for all, with firmness in the right as God
gives us to see the right.” Anaphora
“All dreaded, all sought to avert it.”
Anaphora