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Abraham Lincoln, American president. A biography by Sean Ded

Georges Abraham Lincoln

Georges Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809 and died on April 15th in 1865 .
Abraham was not spoiled with his education. His dad moved to India when he was 8, his mum died when he was 10, he grew up in a wild region but luckily knew how to read and write and had great ambitions.

He married Mary Todd and had four sons, three of whom died young.

He was first elected senator and then became president of the USA in 1860.He built up the Republican party.

As president, he rallied most northern states to the Union during the civil war.

(The civil war,or secession war, 1861 1865,  opposed  northern states, the Union,  and southern states, the Confederates. The southern states had declared independent from the federal government and had organized into a seceding confederacy.They were opposed to the abolishment of slavery on which their economy was based.)

Although extremely famous and much loved by Americans, he was shot in the head, on Good Friday, in the Ford theatre in Washington. His assassin was John Wilkes Booth.

His strong presidency brought peace to the nation and his speeches like the Gettysburg address inspired many.

Some people believe they have seen,heard or even touched Lincoln as a ghost.Eleanor Roosevelt,first lady never saw him but could feel his presence in the white house. A clerk said he saw him in the white house and Winston Churchill saw his spirit while taking a bath there!

Sightings of Lincoln's spirit in various locations continue to intrigue.

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1. In what year was Lincoln born ? 190818901809I don't know

2. What was his wife's name ? Mary ToddEleanor RooseveltParis HiltonI don't know

3. In what year was he first president ?188018601868I don't know

4. Name one of his famous speeches ?Gettysburg addressDeclaration of independenceDeclaration of equalityI don't know

5. Who was opposed during the secession war?the North and the SouthJapan and AmericaEngland and AmericaI don't know

6. What was the main issue of this war (issue = reason for)? the end of racial segregationthe abolition of slaverythe right to vote for womenI don't know

7. When did this war take place? 1940-19901861-18651965-1975I don't know

8. Who won this war?the Souththe Norththe WestI don't know

9. How did Lincoln die? He was stabbed in his bathKilled in a car in DallasKilled in a theatre in WashingtonI don't know

10. Who assassinated him ? Lee Harvey OswaldGeorge StevensonJohn Wilkes BoothI don't know

11. Where was his ghost sighted ? The statue of libertyThe White HouseThe PentagonI don't know

12. Which famous statesman saw his ghost ? George W BushWinston ChurchillJohn F KennedyI don't know

13. Which famous first lady experienced Lincoln's spirit ? Eleanor RooseveltHilary ClintonBarbara BushI don't know

14. What does ' rally' mean?drive a sportscargroangather togetherI don't know

15. What does ' inspire' mean in the text?breathe ininfluencebreathe outI don't know

16. What does ' emancipate' mean?set freewalk on one's handmotivateI don't know

17. What does ' spoiled' mean in the text?receiving too muchdeprived from one's possessionshaving much funI don't know

18. What does ' ambition' mean?determination to succeddetermination to succeeddetermination to suceedI don't know

19. What does 'wild ' mean?tepidsweetuncivilizedI don't know