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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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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 does four score and seven years equal?
One score is 20 years so four score (80) and seven years ago would be 87 years.
How many years is fore score and seven years?
87 A score is 20 years.
What are the beginning words of the Gettysburg Address?
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
Is fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on the continent a new nation is true or false?
A speech delivered by President Lincoln in 1863 commemorating Independence Day. Four scores and seven years: 4 scores x 20 years/score + 7 yrs.= 80 yrs + 7 yrs. = 87 years 1863 - 87 = 1776 which was the year the then United States declared independence on July 4.
What famous speech begins with Four score and seven years ago?
That was the Gettysburg Address.
What did President Lincoln say about four score and seven years in his famous speech?
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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.
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.
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.
What is half a score?
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."
Who wrote the speech that started-four score and seven years ago?
Abraham Lincoln wrote it on November 19,1863.
What is the first 6 words of the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
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.
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
Four score is equal to what?
"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.
What does score mean at the end of a number?
A score is equal to twenty. "Four score and seven years" is eighty-seven years.
