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He was referring to the Declaration of Independence (1776), which at the time he spoke was written 87 years ago (a "score" is 20, so four score = 80).
No doubt he was referring to 1776 - the Declaration of Independence.
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∙ 12y agoThat was Lincoln's reference to the date of the Declaration of Independence. He used Biblical language to add gravitas, as he was not sure that the hastily-written Address would carry conviction.
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∙ 10y agoIn US President Lincoln famous Gettysburg Address, Lincoln made note of when the American Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration was in 1776. Lincoln's "Four score and seven years ago" meant that 87 years ago the Declaration of Independence of 1776 was ratified and published.
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∙ 16y agoA score is twenty, so it means eighty-seven years ago.
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∙ 13y agoA score is a word which means twenty years. So four score is four times twenty, or 80 years. then Lincoln said "and seven years ago" so 80+7 is 87 years.
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∙ 13y agoIn November 1863, Lincoln said that in 1776 - 87 years earlier - the US was founded.
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∙ 9y agoi dont know i fi new it i would anwser it myself
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What are the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln?
Four score and seven years ago
What was the speech called beginning with four scores and seven years ago called?
Abraham Lincoln gave the, "Four score and seven years ago," speech.
Which part of the you have a dream speech came from the Gettysburg address?
Martin Luther King Jr. started it with 'five score years ago...' it was just like when Abraham Lincoln did the Gettysburg Address starting with 'four score and seven years ago...'
What famous speech has the words four score and seven years ago?
Four score and seven years ago isn't the "name" of a famous speech, it is the first line of the Gettysburg Address, spoken by Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. ---- That would be the begging of the Getsysbrug Address
What is the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
What document is four score and seven years ago from?
The Gettysburg address.
What famous speech begins with Four score and seven years ago?
That was the Gettysburg Address.
What does four score mean in the Gettysburg address?
A score is twenty years, so 4 score is 80 years and 'four score and seven' means 87 years.
What number of years was mentioned at start of Lincoln's Gettysburg address?
Four score and seven years, which is 87 years as a score is slang for 20.
What the years in a score?
A score means 20. Hence in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln referred to "four score and seven years ago" he meant 87 years ago.
Which speech begins with 'Four score and seven years ago'?
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
What are the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln?
Four score and seven years ago
Why did Lincoln open his speech with four score and seven years ago?
Four score and seven=87 87 years prior to the Gettysburg address, was the American Revolution.
What was the speech called beginning with four scores and seven years ago called?
Abraham Lincoln gave the, "Four score and seven years ago," speech.
In time what does a score mean?
It is 20 years. So in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, "four score and seven years ago" is 87 years--he was referring to 1776.
What is a forty-score and seven?
A score is 20. So 40 score would be 800... but I'm guessing you are asking about the Gettysburg Address "four-score and seven years ago..." which means "87 years ago..."
First six words of Gettysburg address please find answer?
Four score and seven years ago
