Question

Which of the following did President Abraham Lincoln quote from in his Gettysburg Address?

• A. The Constitution
• B. The Declaration of Independence
• C. Common Sense
• D. The Federalist Papers
• E. The Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 1

The correct option is B The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was the quote of President Abraham Lincoln from in his Gettysburg Address. Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address with a direct allusion to and quotation from the Declaration of Independence. Fourscore and seven years ago refers to 1776, and all men are created equal is a quotation from the document. In the famous opening words, "Four score and seven years ago," Lincoln does not refer to the United States Constitution, but to the Declaration of Independence. That is important as Lincoln was invoking Jefferson's phrase that all men are created equal as being central to the American government.