Question

instructions
place the developments in lincolns address in linear order:

available options (4 of 4)
lincoln defines the current test. lincoln outlines the beginnings of the nation.
lincoln predicts \a new birth of freedom.\
lincoln tells the audience they must \take an increased devotion\ to the cause.

first\tsecond\tthird\tfourth

Explanation:

This is based on the structure of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: it opens by establishing the nation's founding, then addresses the current civil war as a test of the nation, calls on the audience to commit to the cause, and closes with the vision of a renewed freedom.

Answer:

FIRST: Lincoln outlines the beginnings of the nation.
SECOND: Lincoln defines the current test.
THIRD: Lincoln tells the audience they must "take an increased devotion" to the cause.
FOURTH: Lincoln predicts "a new birth of freedom."