40 POINTS WILL MARK BRAINLIEST IF CORRECT NEED ANSWER ASAP Review the document associated with the topic you chose:

Topic 1: The Emancipation Proclamation

Topic 2: The Gettysburg Address

Based on your research, what is the importance and meaning of the document? In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss the significance of the document to the war and how it has affected the United States.

Use the following sources for background information:

Information on the Emancipation Proclamation

Information on the Gettysburg Address

Your response should include these ideas:

Summarize the background of the document or speech: What events led to it? Why was it needed at that specific time? What was its purpose?

Summarize the content of the document or speech: What did it say?

Summarize its effects: How did people react to it? How did it affect future events? How did it affect people’s attitudes?

Summarize how the document or speech is seen now, many years later: Is it still considered important? Why?