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Analyzing the Battle of Gettysburg

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet guides students through analyzing a primary source related to the Battle of Gettysburg, focusing on understanding its content, origin, and usefulness.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#The War (1861-1865)
#Standard
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Gettysburg
#Explain the main ideas presented in the source
#Compare the source's perspective with other accounts
#Analyse the provenance to assess reliability
#Outline the significance of Gettysburg in the Civil War

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Analyzing the Battle of Gettysburg

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Source Analysis: The Battle of Gettysburg

Source A: Gettysburg Address

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this."

Provenance: Abraham Lincoln, 1863, Speech delivered at Gettysburg, to commemorate fallen soldiers.

1.
Explain what Lincoln's speech emphasizes about the purpose of the Battle of Gettysburg. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with other speeches given during the Civil War. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Outline the provenance of Source A and discuss how it affects its usefulness as a historical source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
4.
How reliable is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as a source for understanding the significance of Gettysburg? (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Describe the main ideas conveyed in Lincoln's speech about the meaning of the Civil War. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
6.
Analyse how Lincoln’s words reflect the broader purpose of the Union during the Civil War. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Compare Lincoln’s speech with another Civil War speech or document you have studied. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Outline the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg in the context of the American Civil War. (4 marks)
[4 marks]

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