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What was Abraham Lincoln trying to tell the audience when he said Four Score and Seven Years Ago?
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∙ 15y 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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoLincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address in 1863. It started with: "Fourscore and seven years ago...". This was a reference to the Declaration of Independence. 1863 minus 1776 equals fourscore and seven (87) years.
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∙ 12y agothis is when the war first started before Lincoln was president
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∙ 11y agoIt sounds biblical and gives an elevated, poetic diction to the opening of the speech. It grabs the ear's attention. We are still discussing it all these years later.
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∙ 15y ago87 years ago (a score = 20).
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∙ 11y ago1776
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Who said four score and 7 years?
Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address.
Which speech begins with 'Four score and seven years ago'?
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Who said 'Four score and 7 years ago'?
Believe it to be Abraham Lincoln. "Fore score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of Lincoln's Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863.
Who said four score and ten years ago?
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
What is four scores and seven years ago about?
That was just Lincoln trying to sound Biblical about the Declaration of Independence (1776) as he made the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
What president was sworn in 29 score and four years ago?
Abraham Lincoln
Who said four score and 7 years?
Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address.
Where did the phrase '4 score and 7 years' originate?
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
4 score how many days?
4 score = 40 years... "4 score and 7 years ago", in the words of Abraham Lincoln, is 47 years.
Which speech begins with 'Four score and seven years ago'?
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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.
Who said 'Four score and 7 years ago'?
Believe it to be Abraham Lincoln. "Fore score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of Lincoln's Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863.
Who wrote the speech that started-four score and seven years ago?
Abraham Lincoln wrote it on November 19,1863.
7 score and nine years ago 1861 what US President was sworn into office?
Abraham Lincoln get them oodles
What are examples of an allusion in you have a dream speech?
In the beginning there is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address in the phrase "five score".
What are the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln?
Four score and seven years ago
Who said four score and ten years ago?
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
