Abraham Lincoln is best known for serving as the sixteenth president of the United States. During his tenure, the Civil War was fought, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, and the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified. However, Lincoln also had several notable accomplishments before becoming president. One of them took place During the Mexican-American War.

Question

Which opening sentence for a body paragraph that comes after this introduction paragraph would create a sense of cohesion between the two paragraphs?

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Responses

Lincoln was an opponent of the Mexican-American War and publicly questioned the United States’ reason for conducting it.
Lincoln was an opponent of the Mexican-American War and publicly questioned the United States’ reason for conducting it.

Lincoln was born in 1809. He lived in poverty in a small cabin in Kentucky.
Lincoln was born in 1809. He lived in poverty in a small cabin in Kentucky.

While controversial during his lifetime, many historians today rate Lincoln as America’s best president.
While controversial during his lifetime, many historians today rate Lincoln as America’s best president.

Lincoln’s death shocked the nation, and the grieving went on for months.

Answer 1

Lincoln was an opponent of the Mexican-American War and publicly questioned the United States’ reason for conducting it.