He starts off his speech with the famous "fourscore and seven years ago" while recognizing and giving respect to the Americans who died fighting for our nations freedom. Finally our nation had gained independence but now there is a whole new set of problems dragging it down including civil war, tariff disputes, the obvious slavery issue, and the rise of sectionalism. And now with the South seceding from the North more issues than ever were at hand.
Lincoln tells his audience that they must continue fighting so that the soldiers do not die in vain and that the people's freedoms and democracy are preserved. He closes with "shall have a new birth of freedom" saying that after all this is over our nation will come out even stronger and more patriotic.
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