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How did Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech begin?
Fourscore and seven years ago . . .
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 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 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.
What is fourscore and seven years subracted from 1863 equal?
Fourscore and seven years is a phrase that means 87 years (a score is 20 years, so four score is 80 years plus 7). Subtracting 87 from 1863 gives you 1776. Therefore, fourscore and seven years subtracted from 1863 equals 1776.
How many years are 'fourscore and seven'?
A "score" is twenty, so four score and seven = 87.
What event took place fourscore and seven year ago?
The phrase "fourscore and seven years ago" refers to the time frame of 87 years prior to the date of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863. This places the event in question around 1776, when the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Lincoln used this phrase to evoke the founding principles of the nation and to emphasize the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality during the Civil War.
How man y years is fourscore?
Fourscore refers to a period of 80 years, as "score" means 20 years. Therefore, four times 20 equals 80. This term is often used in historical contexts, such as in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, where he famously begins with "Four score and seven years ago," referring to 87 years.
What is a score equal to?
'score' = 20 "Fourscore and seven" = 87 years ago.
What did Lincoln mean by fourscore?
Four score is a number. A score is twenty, as a dozen is twelve. Four score is 80.
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.
