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Arbeidsark: American History Through Speeches

Delt av Thomas Borthne-Skattum3. mai 2026

📝 American History Through Speeches – Worksheet

Name: _________________________ Date: _____________ Class: _______

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Match each speech to the correct speaker and year.

| Speech | Speaker | Year |

|--------|---------|------|

| 1. "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | A. Martin Luther King Jr. | 1963 |

| 2. Gettysburg Address | B. Susan B. Anthony | 1873 |

| 3. "I Have a Dream" | C. Patrick Henry | 1775 |

| 4. "On Women's Right to Vote" | D. Abraham Lincoln | 1863 |

Answers: 1-___ | 2-___ | 3-___ | 4-___

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Complete the sentences with words from the word bank.

Word bank: *freedom, equality, parallelism, repetition, Constitution, democracy, authenticity, entanglements*

Patrick Henry used __________ __________ (repeating similar sentence structures) to create emotional impact in his speech.

George Washington warned against __________ __________ in foreign affairs.

Susan B. Anthony challenged the **__________ by arguing that women should have voting rights.

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech uses the technique of **__________ to emphasize his message about racial justice.

Powerful speeches appeal to shared values such as __________ and __________ **.

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Write T (true) or F (false) for each statement.

_____ Patrick Henry's speech helped mobilize colonial resistance during the American Revolution.

_____ The Gettysburg Address contained over 1,000 words.

_____ Martin Luther King Jr. used violent protests to achieve civil rights goals.

_____ Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting illegally.

_____ JFK's Moon Speech connected space exploration to democratic values.

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