Abraham Lincoln - publié le 24/07/2020

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Il s'agit d'une biographie relatant la vie D'Abraham Lincoln. Le document est en anglais avec un niveau collège.

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[...] Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He was born in 1809 in Kentucky, in a poor Frontier family. He did not often go to school but he read a lot of books. He worked for a few years as a farmer but then became a lawyer and actually wanted to be a politician. He was elected five times as a Representative in Illinois and later at the Federal Congress in Washington, D.C. He opposed the war against Mexico and was already against slavery, although he he thought Whites should remain superior. [...]

[...] He was already against slavery, which he considered against human rights, but not in favor of the right of vote for Blacks, as he thought Whites should remain superior. He also defended railroad companies. In 1858, he already spoke about the risk of disunion because of the slavery question. As the candidate of the Republic Party, he was elected President in 1860 with of votes, but only a few weeks later, before his inauguration, seven states seceded from the country and united as the Confederacy in 1861, while some others remained but warned they would not accept soldiers on their territory. They eventually joined the South. [...]

[...] In 1865, Lincoln was reelected with and tried to end the war through diplomacy, but this option failed. The war ended on the 9th of April and Lincoln was assassinated less than a week later by John Wilkes Booth. Slavery was abolished once and for all in the month of December. Today, Lincoln is celebrated by the Mount Rushmore, his memorial on the West end of Washington's Mall and many other towns and streets across the country. Abraham Lincoln's last descendant died in 1985. [...]

[...] Today, Lincoln is celebrated by Mount Rushmore, his Memorial on Washington's Mall, and many places across the country. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He was born in 1809 in Kentucky, in a poor Frontier family. Although he did not often go to school because he helped his father on the fields, he read a lot of books, like the Bible, the history of Great Britain and America, Robinson Crusoe and Aesop's fables. He later worked for a few years as a farmer and enrolled in the local militia to fight Indians. [...]