Reading Comprehension unit 3 week4

What was the “hideous sight” that shattered Abraham Lincoln’s joy?

• the death of war

• the Union soldiers

• slaves chained together

• the hunters he ferried down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Abraham Lincoln decide to become a lawmaker?

• to help people

• to end slavery

• to give speeches

• to become president

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened a month before Abraham Lincoln took office as the president?

• Seven southern states left the Union.

• Southern troops attacked Fort Sumter.

• Seven southern states joined the Union.

• He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Reread this quote from the selection.

I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in the signing this paper. My whole soul is in it.

What paper was President Lincoln referring to in this quote?

• the Constitution

• a story from the Bible

• the Gettysburg Address

• the Emancipation Proclamation

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the MAIN idea of the Gettysburg Address?

• We must help one another.

• Our country will only survive when slavery is eliminated.

• For those who have died, we must continue to fight for a new freedom

• We must continue to fight against those from other countries who threaten our liberties.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3