Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the presidential term?Assassinated in the first month of his second term
2. What is the date of assassination?April 14, 1865
3. What happened to President Lincoln on April 14, 1865?President Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. He was wounded and later died from the injuries.
4. Who was John Wilkes Booth and why did he try to kill Lincoln?John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor who supported the South. He believed Lincoln was a tyrant and wanted to hurt the Union by killing him.

Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
Confederate sympathizer: An individual who supported the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Decapitate the leadership: To remove the head or, metaphorically, the most important leaders of an organization or government.
National martyr: A person revered as a hero who died for a significant cause or belief, impacting a nation.