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A score is equal to 20 years, so 4 score and 7 years is 87 years. This phrase comes from the Gettysburg Address, a speech given by US President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. He gave the speech at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery, near the site of the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg which took place several months before. The speech begins, "Four score and seven years ago...", referring to the year 1776 (87 years before the speech was given) when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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True, In old English " score " was a word used to describe the number " 20 ".
So what Abraham Lincoln really meant was " 4 periods of twenty years, plus 7 years ago " (87 years ago) referring to the year when the Fathers of America " brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. "
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∙ 16y ago87... score = 20, four score = 4*20 = 80, four score and seven = (4*20)+7 = 87.
Makes sense because this was after the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 about right figuring declaration of independence was signed in 1776.
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∙ 13y agoA "score" is 20 years, so 4 score would be 80 years and 7 years ago equals 87 years.
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∙ 14y agoThe Lincoln speech at Gettyburg was in 1863. 87 years prior to that was 1776. The Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776.
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∙ 11y agoscores mean 20 so it was 87 years
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∙ 15y ago87 years before written
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∙ 15y ago87 years, a score is 20, so 4 score=80+7.
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When Lincoln mentioned a score of years he meant?
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.
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Who are the fathers of the quote four score and seven years ago?
President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863. This speech was written on a napkin during the train ride to where the speech was being held. Four score and seven years is 87 years, a reference to 1776 when we declared our independence from the British.
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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 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.
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"....
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.
Why did Lincoln use fourscore and seven?
To state how much time AGO the event in question took place. A score is 20 years, so 4 score and 7 years ago would be 87 years (20*4)+7 = 80 + 7 = 87 years AGO
How many years are 'fourscore and seven'?
A "score" is twenty, so four score and seven = 87.
What was Abraham Lincoln trying to tell the audience when he said Four Score and Seven Years Ago?
the singing of the declaration of independence. The Gettysburg address was in 1863 four score and seven years ago refers to 87 years which is 1776 the singing of the Declaration of Independence.
How old is fourscore and five years?
How old is Fourscore and five years old
What is four score and seven years?
Literally, "four twenties and seven years ago," or "87 years ago." A score is 20. Four score is 80, and 7 is 87. So four score and seven years ago means 87 years ago. (see "Wikipedia"; "Gettysburg Address". 1863 minus 87=1776; 4th July - Declaration of Independence!) "Fourscore" means eighty (80). A score is twenty. It's not in very common use any more, but it is a word like "dozen," which means twelve (12)--a special word for a certain number. (And a gross is 12 x 12, or 144.) So if a score = 20, fourscore = 4 x 20 = 80. And 7 makes 87. 1 score = 20 years 4 score = 80 years 4 score 7 years = 87 years
