Read this excerpt from the secondary source “Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home at Knob Creek.”Lincoln once wrote that while living on Knob Creek he and his sister, Sarah, were sent for short periods to an A, B, C school—the first kept by Zachariah Riney, and the second by Caleb Hazel. These were subscription schools and lasted only a few months. Free schools did not come to Kentucky until the 1830s.
Answer
A
why Lincoln lacked a formal education.
B
what Lincoln’s teachers were like.
C
why Lincoln’s education was free.
D
what Lincoln learned in A, B, C schools.
Explanation
The excerpt says Lincoln attended A, B, C schools only for short periods and that each lasted a few months. It also notes that free schools did not come to Kentucky until the 1830s, suggesting that schooling was limited during his boyhood. This supports why Lincoln lacked a formal education; the passage does not describe what his teachers were like or what he learned.
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