在葛底斯堡公墓的演说 Gettysburg Address（1/1）

亚伯拉罕·林肯 / Abraha Lln

亚伯拉罕·林肯（1809—1865），美国第十六届总统。出身于肯塔基州一个农民家庭。从7岁开始就帮助父母放牛、耕地和打柴。当过雇农、船夫、小店铺里的伙计，后来又当过乡村邮递员和土地测量员。他一生在学校学习的时间加起来不到一年，但是他刻苦勤学，通过自学成为一位博学的人。他先后任过州议员、律师、众议员，并于1856年加入共和党。他反对奴隶制度，认为奴隶制度违反自由平等原则。但他又不是废奴主义者，他只是要求限制奴隶制向西部扩张。任内发表了《解放宣言》，提出“民有、民治、民享”的口号，并领导人民投入南北战争，重新统一了美国。1864年连任总统。1865年4月14日被南方奴隶主反对派指使的暴徒杀害。

Practicg for Better Learng

Read the follog article carefully,and ahe questions below.

1.A to the author, what fences will the Civil War brg to Arica?

2.What does“the great task”iply?

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