[单项选择]When was Lincoln born

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12,1809. His family moved to Indiana and then to Illinois. Abraham was a person who loved to read. He had to study and learn on his own. He studied law and was a lawyer for twenty years in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States in 1860. He was a good president and will be remembered for freeing the slaves. He was President of the United States during the time the Civil War was fought. The Civil War was between the northern states and southern states.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. Lincoln died the next morning. Lincoln’s birthday is celebrated in February of each year.

Abraham Lincoln was born into a very poor family, but he later become one of the most important【D1】______of the United States. In 1860, he was elected to become the 16th president of the United States, mainly because of his opposition to【D2】______By that time, most【D3】______states had abolished slavery, but the agricultural states in the【D4】______still wanted slaves to work on their plantations. After Lincoln’s election, southern states began to secede(break away)from the United States. They based their secession on a doctrine called " states’rights, " which gives citizens of individual states the power to nullify(overturn)federal laws. After Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861, he urged all sections of the United States(the Union)to remain united. He used all his powers to avoid a civil war, but his efforts【D5】______. On April 12, 1861 , the war began with the bombardment of a Union fort, Fort Sumter, South【D6】______ By the middle of the【D7】______War, Pres