Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Lincoln Inaugural Transcript Outline

1. Lincoln Takes Oath (again)
    a. Lincoln adresses the course to be pursued
    b. declares the shortened length
    c. States that he will progress positively during his four years
2. The Occasion
    a. Lincoln recalls the war
    b. War was harsh but inevitable
3. The People
    a. An eighth of the population was colored slaves
    b. Although government did nothing, Lincoln did
    c. The people who fought believe in the same things and share more similarities than they care to acknowledge
4. United States
    a. Lincoln will require the nation to bind together as one with other countries

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