AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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What happened 4 scores and 7 years before the Gettysburg Address?
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Christopher Columbus discovered America
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The founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence
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The Salem Witch Trials occurred
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The Pilgrims left England
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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: -Lincoln’s address starts with “Four score and seven years ago.” A score is equal to 20 years, so he was referencing 87 years ago-1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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