Read the excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's "1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times." 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. Then I got to New-Salem, (at that time in Sangamon, now in Menard county), where I remained a year as a sort of Clerk in a store. Then came the Black-Hawk war; and I was elected a Captain of Volunteers-a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. Based on this excerpt, readers can visualize Lincoln as.

A) strong and hardworking

B) Curious and intellectual

C) Friendly and outgoing

D) Adventurous and daring

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Talon Haney

22 October, 16:47

Read the excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's "1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times." 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. Then I got to New-Salem, (at that time in Sangamon, now in Menard county), where I remained a year as a sort of Clerk in a store. Then came the Black-Hawk war; and I was elected a Captain of Volunteers-a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. Based on this excerpt, readers can visualize Lincoln as.

A) strong and hardworking

B) Curious and intellectual

C) Friendly and outgoing

D) Adventurous and daring

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Gage Gould · Answer 1

Answer: A) strong and hardworking.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's "1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times" we can see the description of how Lincoln worked since he was very young and had various jobs like working in a farm, in a store and then he was Captain of Volunteers in the Black-Hawk war, so from the information given in this excerpt we can visualize Lincoln as strong and hardworking.

Theresa Acevedo · Answer 2

The answer is A