USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

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People were shocked at how long Lincoln spoke. How long did it take him to say his speech?

(A) About 10 minutes

(B) ** About 2 minutes

(C) About 1 hour

(D) About 30 minutes

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Lincoln thought the speech was a failure. Everett was impressed. Lincoln had said in two minutes what had taken Everett two hours to say.

Concept note-2: -Lincoln’s speech lasted only two minutes, and contained only 272 words; one of the other speakers at the event, Edward Everett, spoke for two hours.

Concept note-3: -President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is one of the most famous speeches ever given. It is stunning in its brevity: ten sentences-272 words-and delivered in just over two minutes… few have said more with less. Lincoln delivered the address on November 19, 1863.

Concept note-4: -President Lincoln delivered the 272 word Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.