WorksheetsChasing Lincoln's Killer part 2 ch. 7-end
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
When Booth and Herold attempted to cross the Potomac the first time, where did they end up?
In Virginia (on the other side)
Back in Maryland
Their boat sank and they died... the end.
While hiding in the pine thicket, what is the secret code to know they can trust an approaching visitor?
A specific bird call
A 3-note whistle
Hum the Confederate national anthem.
What did Powell tell the soldiers he was doing at Mary Surratt's boardinghouse?
To meet his friend John Surratt
To pick up supplies for Mary Surratt's tavern.
To dig a gutter.
He was a pickaxe salesman.
How was Lewis Powell captured? PICK ALL THAT APPLY.
The police found him hiding in a tree.
He surrendered.
Mary Surratt said she had never seen him before.
He walked to the police station and turned himself in.
When Mary Surratt was questioned, what information did she reveal to the authorities?
Nothing, she refused to talk!
Only facts they already knew.
She lied about everything.
Why was John Wilkes Booth concerned about his dirty appearance while on the run?
He was always so vain and cared about his looks.
Wealthy southern sympathizers might not help him now.
He was sure to be spotted by the police.
What were some of the things that shocked Booth in the newspapers? Check ALL that apply.
America saw Lincoln as a martyr and hero.
Powell's savage attack on the Sewards
His letter was missing
A drawing of Booth that made him look like an ugly idiot.
What new evidence was gathered at the end of chapter 10?
Booth shaved off his beard.
Booth shaved off his mustache.
Booth was on crutches.
Booth was in the company of 3 soldiers.
Did Richard Stuart help Booth while on the run?
Yes -- he gave him food and a place to stay.
No -- He refused to help at all.
Kind of... He ate, but could not stay the night.
What stupid thing did David Herold do while on the run?
He went to town to buy new shoes.
He went to visit his girlfriend.
He wrote a letter to his family.
What suspicious thing did Booth do in front of the Garretts when soldiers rode by?
Began to have a panic attack.
Asked for his pistols.
Said they needed to let him hide in the barn.
Why did the Garretts secretly lock Booth and Herold in the tobacco barn?
They believed they would steal their horses.
They were trying to catch them for the calvary.
Booth admitted he was Lincoln's killer.
What did the calvary do once they found Booth in the barn? Check ALL that apply.
Sent in John Garrett
Tried to talk him out
Burnt down the barn
Sent in 1 soldier for a suicide misson.
What did David Herold do that made Booth angry in the barn.
He gave up.
He told the soldiers everything and blamed Booth.
Offered to trade Booth for his own life.
How was John Wilkes Booth caputred?
He was shot and paralyzed.
He was shot and captured.
He was shot and immediatley killed.
Of all the people put on trial, who was innocent?
David Herold
Dr. Mudd
Edman Spangler
Mary Surratt
What did they do to Booth's body?
Cremation
burial at sea
buried at the prison
What happened to David Herold, Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, and George Atzerodt?
Life sentence in prison
Death by hanging
Death by firing squad
All released.
What happened to Ford's Theater?
It was closed and confiscated from the Ford's
It became a goverment office building.
It was restored into a working playhouse and museum.
It burned down during the 1960s
Who is the REAL hero of the story?
Abe Lincoln
Joh Wilkes Booth
Mrs. Arendt
