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Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. President to be born outside the borders of the thirteen original states.

  • True
  • False
Explanation

This statement is false. Abraham Lincoln was not the first U.S. president to be born outside the borders of the thirteen original states. The first president who was born outside these states was Martin Van Buren, who was born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782. Lincoln, on the other hand, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809.