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The Gettysburg Address's Impact On America

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“Four score and seven years ago…” (Abraham Lincoln). If you don’t know where that phrase came from, you are most likely living under a rock. This phrase is from the Gettysburg Address, given on November 19, 1863, in Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, by Abraham Lincoln. He gave this speech to talk about the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Civil War. When he gave this speech, he impacted America. He impacted how they thought and live, and he impacted how America is today. The Gettysburg Address impacts America today by showing us that everyone is created equal, we need to treat each other civilly, and that America is a strong country. In this nation, we are free. We have freedoms others don’t even dream of. More than that, we are all created equal
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