AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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Question
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Which of the following answer choices best paraphrases the quote, “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation. . . .”
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27 years ago some people made a new country that brought us together
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87 years ago some people made a new country that brought us together
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87 years ago some people made a new country that brought us together
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27 years ago our relatives made a new country that brought us together
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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: -So “fourscore and seven years ago” would have been what date? Abraham Lincoln was referring to 1776, the date we declared independence from tyranny. He goes on to say “our fathers, ” not our forefathers. Today we’re more accustomed to saying forefathers.
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