Read the passage:

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.
Why does Lincoln allude to the Declaration of Independence here?

To demonstrate his disgust that more soldiers will die bloody deaths on the battlefield
To express hope that the current government will be reformed
To convey his pessimistic view that the Civil War will never end
To express his fear that America will forget its original dedication to the ideals of freedom

You have a correct answer. It does show that Lincoln used the declaration to show to the people his faith in the war. That he wishes for America to return back to scratch to its ideals of peace and freedom.

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rdsalazardocente rdsalazardocente · Answer 2 · 2019-01-09T16:05:22+01:00

Why does Lincoln allude to the Declaration of Independence here?

The correct answer is, “To express hope that the current government will be reformed.”

Lincoln expresses hope when he says that the dead that is to come will not be in vain, because all that dead will help this nation to have a new birth of freedom. In addition, he says that a democratic government will not perish. A reformed government will hold the truths that all men are created equal, that they have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This reformed government will endure under the consent of the governed, not by the slavery of the governed. The people have the right to abolish the forms to which they are accustomed.