Question

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was president of the Unite States from 1861 to 1865. Once a very rich man came to him with a case. Lincoln was then practicing as a lawyer . This man wanted Lincoln to take a poor neighbor to court for not playing back a small sum of two and a half dollars. The poor man had refused to pay it , saying that he didn’t really owe it. Lincoln had an idea . He agreed to take up the case if he was paid ten dollars in cash. The rich man readily paid him the cash. Lincoln at once went and gave the other man five dollars and said , “ Now go and pay two and a half dollars to that neighbour of yours and keep the remaining two and half dollars with you.” Both Lincoln and the poor man gained some money and the rich man was completely satisfied.
Q1 Why did the rich man want to take his poor neighbor to court?
Q2 How much money did the rich man say the poor man owed to him ?
Q3 Why had the poor man refused to pay back the rich man’s money?
Q4 on what condition did Lincoln agree to take up the rich man’s case ?
Q5 Which word in the passage is the synonym of declined ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Abraham Lincoln was the president of america

he died

Explanation:

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Answer 2

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1. This man wanted Lincoln to take a poor neighbor to court for not playing back a small sum of two and a half dollars.
2. half dollars.
3. The poor man had refused to pay it , saying that he didn’t really owe it.
4. He agreed to take up the case if he was paid ten dollars in cash.
5. refused.

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