What is the Gettysburg Address?
Q: What is the Gettysburg Address?
A: The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, delivered on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863 during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Q: When was it given?
A: The speech was given four-and-a-half months after the Union Army had a victory over the Confederate States Army at the Battle of Gettysburg on November 19th, 1863.
Q: Why is it important?
A: The address is one of the greatest speeches in United States history and famously begins with "Four score and seven years ago", referring to American Revolution in 1776. Lincoln used this ceremony to encourage people to help America's democracy so that "government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth". It has become very important in popular culture of United States.
Q: What does “score” mean?
A: Score in this case means twenty; it is an old word meaning twenty.
Q: How many manuscripts are there for this speech?
A: There are five known manuscripts for this speech which differ from each other in some details and also differ from words printed in modern newspapers.
Q: Who wrote it?
A: The Gettysburg Address was written by U.S President Abraham Lincoln.
