Задание

Read the text about Abraham Lincoln.

Рис. 1. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA. His family was poor and couldn't afford to give him good education, so Abraham was self-educated. Seeing a slave market at a young age made him a fierce abolitionist. Later he outlawed slavery in the US.

He was a hard-working man. After he had served some time in The Black Hawk War as a soldier he qualified as a lawyer in 1836 and started law practice in Illinois. He held a seat in the Illinois state legislature for several years. He joined the Republican party and became their candidate for presidency. In 1860 he was elected.

Ten of the southern states formed the Confederacy (the Confederate States of America) and the Civil War began. In 1863 Lincoln issued the Proclamation that freed all the slaves. That was a huge step to abolishing slavery in the US. The war was won by the Union two years later. In 1864 Lincoln was re-elected as the President.

Lincoln was one of the most popular politicians not only of his time, but in the overall history of America. He was assassinated by a supporter of the Confederacy in Ford's theatre and died the next morning.

Write true, false, doesn’t say:

1. Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA.

2. The was a member of the Republican party.

3. He was assassinated by a supporter of the Union in Ford's theatre and died the next morning.

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Рис. 1. Abraham Lincoln. Автор: WikiImages. Pixabay License CC0. https://pixabay.com/images/id-60558/ (Дата обращения 8.10.2021)