Question

turning points of the warindependent practice\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.\—abraham lincoln, november 19, 1863read the passage from lincolns gettysburg address.what task does lincoln ask the people to do in this excerpt?a. to rebuild the south, much of which lay in ruinsb. to force general lees troops to retreat from gettysburgc. to win the war and keep the union intact, so those who died at gettysburg did so for a reasond. to abolish all slavery in the south and honor those people who lived and died as slaves

Explanation:

Lincoln's excerpt emphasizes ensuring the fallen did not die in vain by preserving the Union and securing a "new birth of freedom." This aligns with winning the war to keep the Union intact, honoring the Gettysburg dead's sacrifice. Other options do not match the core request in the passage: rebuilding the South is not mentioned, forcing Lee's retreat is not the ask, and abolishing slavery is framed as part of the new freedom but not the direct stated task here.

Answer:

C. to win the war and keep the Union intact, so those who died at Gettysburg did so for a reason