AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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Read this quotation from the beginning of “The Gettysburg Address"."Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty . . . “What does Lincoln’s reference to an earlier time period suggest?
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He recognizes the need for humor at a sad time.
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He wishes to relate complex ideas to a common cause.
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He is concerned with losses due to battlefield casualties.
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He is aware of the nation’s short history and its founding principles.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So “four score and seven years” translates to 87 years. This speech was delivered in 1863; 87 years earlier was 1776, the year that the signing of the Declaration of Independence officially declared U.S. independence and “brought forth on this continent a new nation."
Detailed explanation-2: -Literally, “87 years ago” (score sense: “group of 20”) the beginning of the Gettysburg Address made on November 19, 1863, by United States President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).
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