alleryStart learning →At Gettysburg, what did Lincoln say the war tested?
AThe Union's cotton trade with Britain
BPopular government's ability to endure
CThe effect of tariffs on Southern trade
DSlavery's expansion into the West
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Popular government's ability to endure
Lincoln presented the war as a test of whether a nation founded in liberty and equality could endure.
Keep practising American Civil War
Browse all American Civil War questions for ICSE Class 8, or explore more History topics.
Related questions
Which advantage favoured the Union?What did Lincoln mean by government 'by the people'?Lincoln recalled a nation's dedication to what in his speech at Gettysburg?On which date was the Gettysburg Address delivered?Lincoln's Gettysburg speech accompanied which ceremony?In which year was the Confederacy defeated?Which political outcome followed Union victory?Which amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for crime?