In the sentence 'Abraham Lincoln was a President,' the word 'Lincoln' refers to:

The USCIS English Reading Test includes proper nouns from the PEOPLE vocabulary list: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GEORGE WASHINGTON. These names appear frequently in test sentences. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving 1861-1865. He is best known for: leading the country through the Civil War; issuing the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) freeing slaves in Confederate territory; delivering the Gettysburg Address; signing the 13th Amendment (which abolished slavery throughout the U.S.); being assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, just days after the Civil War ended. Sample test sentences may include: 'Abraham Lincoln was a President.' 'Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.' 'George Washington was the first President.' On the reading test, the applicant reads aloud ONE OF THREE sentences correctly. Pronunciation and intonation are evaluated for clarity; minor errors that don't impede meaning are typically acceptable. Studying the vocabulary list is more useful than memorizing specific sentences since exact sentences vary.