After you read

1. Getting the message

A. Some of the sentences in this chart describe Washington, some describe Lincoln, and some describe both men. Put checks in the appropriate boxes.

	Washington	Lincoln
1. He was born into a poor family.
2. He was known for his honesty.
3. A state is named after him.
4. His face is on American money.
5. He was married.
6. He was president during a war.
7. He was a skillful military leader.
8. He opposed secession.
9. He was assassinated.
10. Tourists can visit his home.

B. On each blank line, write the letter of the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

1. In the Revolutionary War, the American Revolutionary forces fought against

______________.

a. each other

b. France

c. Great Britain

2. In the Civil War, the American states fought against __________.

a. the Native Americans

b. Great Britain

c. each other

3. If the colonies had lost the Revolutionary War, they might still, even today, be __________.

a. a communist country

b. governed by England

c. two countries

4. If the South had won the Civil War, today the southeastern part of the U.S. would be ________.

a. the Confederate States of America

b. a British colony

c. a part of the U.S.

5. In the Civil War, the Confederacy fought against the rest of the United States, commonly called __________.

a. the Union or the North

b. the South

c. the colonies

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