Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Four score and seven=87 87 years prior to the Gettysburg address, was the American Revolution.
One score is 20 years so four score (80) and seven years ago would be 87 years.
When Abraham Lincoln referred to "four score and seven years ago" in his Gettysburg Address, he was talking about 1776, which is 87 years prior to the speech delivered in 1863. A "score" is 20 years, so four score equals 80 years, plus seven years makes a total of 87 years. Thus, he was referencing the founding of the United States and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The opening line is: "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."Here's the first paragraph: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth to this continent, a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
87 A score is 20 years.
That was the Gettysburg Address.
Four score and seven=87 87 years prior to the Gettysburg address, was the American Revolution.
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"Four score and six years" refers to a time period of 86 years. A "score" is equal to 20 years, so four score amounts to 80 years, and adding six gives a total of 86. This phrase is famously used in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, where he begins with "Four score and seven years ago," which refers to 87 years prior to the speech in 1863.
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.
Abraham Lincoln gave the, "Four score and seven years ago," speech.
A "score" is a term that refers to a period of 20 years. Therefore, half a score would be 10 years. The term is often used in historical contexts, such as in Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, which begins with "Four score and seven years ago."
Abraham Lincoln wrote it on November 19,1863.
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
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.
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
"Four score" refers to a period of 80 years, as "a score" is equal to 20 years. Therefore, four score equals 4 times 20, which is 80. This phrase is famously used in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, where he begins with "Four score and seven years ago," referring to 87 years prior.