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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. President Lincoln abused his power in the office and was assassinated.
b. President Lincoln was an outspoken Republican who wanted to abolish

slavery.
c. President Lincoln started the American Civil War.
d. President Lincoln was a Confederate at heart.

8. Which of these states a fact?

a. Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860.
b. During his term in Presidency, Lincoln helped preserve the United States.
c. He was mourned by everyone around the country.
d. Everyone in America thought he was the greatest man that ever lived.

9. The article was created mainly to
a. inform the reader about Abraham Lincoln
b. entertain the reader with a story about a famous president

c. inform the reader about how Abraham Lincoln died
d. share an opinion about Lincoln and his political views

10. The words Confederate sympathizer describe

a. someone who used to be a Confederate
b. someone who recently became a Confederate
c. someone who feels sympathy for themselves

d. someone who cares for the Confederates

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. Abraham Lincoln is the 16th President of the United T F

States.
b. Confederates were defeated in the American Civil T F
War.

c. Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play at T F

Ford’s Theatre.
d. Millions of people came to Lincoln’s funeral T F
procession in Springfield, Illinois.

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