Abraham lincoln's forefathers were pioneers-men who
left their homes to open up the wilderness and make the
way plain for others to follow them. for one hundred and
seventy years, ever since the first american lincoln came
from england to massachusetts in 1638, they had been
moving slowly westward as new settlements were made in
the back in pennsylvania and new jersey some
of the lincolns had been men of wealth and influence. in
kentucky, where the future president was born on february
12, 1809, his parents lived in deep poverty. their home was
a small log cabin of the rudest kind, and nothing seemed
more unlikely than that their child, coming into the world in
such humble surroundings, was destined to be the
greatest man of his time?
which statement best summarizes the passage?
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a. abraham lincoln became a great man who navigate the
united states through one of its most difficult events the civil
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b. abraham lincoln came from a family of pioneers and was bom
into circumstances that made it seem unikely that he would
become president
c. abraham lincoln's humble origins are often exaggerated to
reinforce the idea that he embodied the american dream
d. abraham lincolns forefathers left their homes to open up the
wilderness and clear the way for other settlers to follow them