Fourscore 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.

abraham lincoln, gettysburg address, 1863

in the gettysburg address, how does lincoln emphasize that the united states was founded on the principle of freedom for all people?
a. he quotes the phrase "all men are created equal" from the declaration of independence.
b. he asks the south to consider his proposition and end slavery.
c. he reminds us that the declaration of independence was written "fourscore and seven years ago."
d. he praises the founding fathers' greatness and encourages the soldiers to continue fighting.

A .He quotes the phrase "all men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence.

Explanation:

Correct answer for APEX test.

in 1636, roger williams settled at the tip of narragansett bay after being banished from the massachusetts bay colony for his religious views, on land granted to him by the narragansett tribe. he called the site "providence plantation" and declared it a place of religious freedom.

explanation:

the correct answer is option d. none of these. it is noted that options a, b, and c share the same content.

despite the valid answer provided at the last sentence of each of the options, a question/answer format shouldn't include humourous themed responses such as "you bet your thermal pj's we do." - unless of course, the answer is carried out in an informal environment. this could be replaced with a simple "yes" or "it is necessary".

the question should be re-phrased to a more appropiate syntaxis. instead of "do we need the greenhouse effect? ", it should be written as "is the greenhouse effect necessary? " in order to give it a general scope, instead of limiting the answer to the needs of "we" the humans.