Question

authors purpose in the gettysburg address
highlighted text from lincolns \gettysburg address\?
to inform the audience on how to get people to give up their lives for a cause
that has no meaning.
to persuade the audience to fight for a totalitarian government ruled by
those with money and power.
to persuade the audience to fight so that a nation built of, by, and for the
people does not perish.
1 - four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation.

Explanation:

The Gettysburg Address was given by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The purpose of the speech was to honor the soldiers who died at Gettysburg and to inspire the living to continue the fight for the principles of freedom and equality. The third option aligns with the democratic ideals of a nation "of, by, and for the people" (a phrase from the Gettysburg Address) and the need to preserve it. The first option is incorrect as the cause (preserving the Union and its ideals) was meaningful. The second option is wrong as Lincoln was not advocating for a totalitarian government.

Answer:

To persuade the audience to fight so that a nation built of, by, and for the people does not perish.