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MODULE C - Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) (p.
139)
TASK
Read the text below and fill in the blanks with the words in
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky from a family of … .
His ancestors had originally come from ... and settled in ... about
the time of the Pilgrim Fathers. The family then … to Indiana
and later to Illinois. He grew up on the wild frontier, ... at first
in a log cabin, working hard and receiving no formal ... . The ...
was probably the only book the family owned.
Between 1834 and 1836 Lincoln studied ... and later became one of
the leading ... of Illinois. This enabled him to live a modest but
comfortable life. In 1846 he was … to Congress and fourteen
years later he … the presidential election. As a President,
Lincoln was the … of the North during the Civil War and he
never doubted that the North would triumph. Unfortunately he was
… by a southern fanatic soon after the end of the war.
… of Lincoln stand in cities and towns throughout America and
many people think that Lincoln was America's greatest President.
He was admired for his ... and moral strength. Moreover the fact
that he had risen from … origins to the nation's highest office
was seen as a proof that … offers opportunity to all men. His
two main battles were for the abolition of ... and for the preservation
of the Union. His efforts were crowned with ... and essential to
making the US a … and powerful nation.
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