Combining Sources to Understand the Life of Abraham Lincoln
Question 1 • English 7 - LIU Summer
Which excerpt from "1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times” is an example of Lincoln’s sarcasm?
Answer
A
“We reached our new home about the time the State came in the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods.”
B
"My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families-second families, perhaps I should say."
C
“I was raised to farm work, which I continued till I was twenty two. At twenty one I came to Illinois, and passed the first year in Illinois-Macon county.”
D
“I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.”