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Rebuilding the South

Question 11 • (MACS) 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1

How did Abraham Lincoln become a lawyer?

Answer
A
He went to a local law school in Illinois.
B
He taught himself law while in the state legislature.
C
He went to a prestigious law school in the East.
D
He learned about law from the Republican Party.

Explanation

Abraham Lincoln did not attend law school. He studied law on his own while working in Illinois politics, including during his time in the state legislature, and then qualified to practice law. So the correct choice is “He taught himself law while in the state legislature.”

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