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A "score" is twenty, so four score and seven = 87.
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How many years is fourscore and seven years ago?
fourscore and seven years ago means 87 years ago
What do call 20 years?
Twenty years is a score, as in "Fourscore and seven years ago..." Fourscore and seven equals 87.
How many years is fourscore?
It is 80 years.
How did Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech begin?
Fourscore and seven years ago . . .
What is a score equal to?
'score' = 20 "Fourscore and seven" = 87 years ago.
How old is fourscore and five years?
How old is Fourscore and five years old
How many eggs in a score?
Do you remember Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? It was delivered in 1863, 87 years after the 1776 US Declaration of Independence. It began, "Fourscore and seven years ago ..." A 'score' is just another way of saying 20. Twenty of anything. It's similar to 'dozen' being just another way of saying 12. Fourscore is four times 20, or 80. Fourscore and seven is 80 plus seven, or 87. Lincoln could have begun his speech by saying, "Eighty seven years ago." But, "Fourscore and seven years ago" was a much more memorable way of expressing the same time frame. Way back then, eloquent oratory was a highly valued skill. Unlike today, with 'Yo, dude' and its ilk.
Whats the last 6 word in of the gettyburg address?
shall not perish from the earth.
Did Abraham Lincoln have anything to do with the declaration of independence?
The connection is that Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address in 1863 with the words: "Fourscore and nineteen years ago". The preceeding answer is INCORRECT. Do the math: 1863 minus 1776 equals 87 (fourscore and seven). Look at the Gettysburg Address and READ the first sentence. You will se it starts: "Fourscore and SEVEN years ago"....
Subtract fourscore and seven years from 1863?
A score is 20 so four score and 7 is 87. 1863- 87 = 1776 .
What has the author Francis Bertie Boyce written?
Francis Bertie Boyce has written: 'Fourscore years and seven' -- subject(s): Biography, Church of England, Clergy
What is a score in reference to time?
A score means 20, so fourscore and seven years is 87 years (20*4 + 7,) and threescore and six days is 67 days (20*3 + 7)
