Abraham Lincoln’s 'Gettysburg Address' echoed the themes of the Emancipation Proclamation by:
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Correct answer: Calling for a 'new birth of freedom' for the nation
Lincoln linked the sacrifices of the war to the principles of the Declaration of Independence. By 1863, his rhetoric emphasized that the war was being fought to ensure that 'government of the people, by the people, for the people' would include all Americans.
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