Abraham Lincoln
Of all the presidents in the history of the United States, Abraham Lincoln is probably the one that Americans remember with the deepest affection. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one room cabin. He proved that an ordinary man could become the president of the country. He 7. (CALL) “honest Abe”.
As a child he had to help his father with the heavy daily tasksof a farmer but he always 8. (FIND) time to read. He was really a self-made man.
Lincoln 9. (NOT BE) rich. In fact, he was very poor when he was courting Mary Todd as a young man. He proposed after a year and 10. (SHE) family did not approve. He married Mary Todd much 11. (LATE). In 1834 he 12. (ELECT) into the House of Representatives.