Lincoln Assassination

Lincoln Assassination

By Matthew Clawson

Open Ended

Did Lincoln want to go to the theater that night? Why did he end up going anyway?

(Minimum 3 sentences)

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes the country's (as a whole) reaction to Lincoln's assassination

• Devastated

• Relieved

• Excited

• Neutral

Open Ended

Why do you think the Lincoln assassination was so devastating for the country as a whole? Think about the effects that the Civil War had on the nation.

(4 sentences minimum)

Multiple Choice

based on what we have said in class, which sentence best describes Lincoln's view of slavery AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR

• He was heavily against slavery

• He believed in letting it expand West

• He was okay with slavery, as long as it stayed in the South

• He had no opinions

Open Ended

What does President Obama mean by said that Lincoln was "limited and constrained by his times in ways that are disappointing"?

(3 sentences minimum)

Booth was an actor at Ford's Theater

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Booth​ was a Confederate sympathizer

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He knew the play and knew when the audience would laugh

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He planned to fire during the loudest laugh​

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​John Wilkes Booth

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Multiple Choice

Based on the previous quote did Booth show regrets for what he did?

• Yes

• No

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Multiple Choice

According to Booth's diary, what happened to him during the assassination

• He cried after firing

• he broke his leg

• he got tackled on stage

• he told Lincoln he was sorry

Multiple Select

Is his diary, Booth says he might return to _________ in order to _________.

click the two that apply

• Washington

• Gettysburg

• New York

• Clear his name

• turn himself in

Timeline  |  Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln  |  Articles and Essays  |  Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress  |  Digital Collections  |  Library of Congress

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Multiple Choice

What was Booth's original plan ?

• Try to talk to Lincoln to get him to change laws

• The kidnap Mary Lincoln

• To kill Lincoln

• To kidnap Lincoln

Open Ended

These pictures of Abe Lincoln are only 4 years apart. Based on the image, what type of mental toll do you think the war took on Lincoln?

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In the article it says that most Americans felt a sense of __________ at Lincoln's death

• Anger

• Acceptance

• Disbelief

• Fear

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Multiple Choice

What happened to Frederick Seward

• He tried to save President Lincoln

• He was stabbed

• He caught the assassin

Open Ended

What do you believe was the lasting legacy of Abraham Lincoln as president? What were some of his greatest achievement and biggest failures? Do you think he overcame his original views of slavery throughout his first term of president?