Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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 date of assassination?November 22, 1963
2. What is the location of assassination?Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas
3. What happened to President Kennedy on November 22, 1963?President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He died about 30 minutes later at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
4. Who fired the shots that killed President Kennedy?Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, fired three shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. The first missed, the second hit Kennedy in the back and neck, and the third hit him in the head.

Presidential Motorcade: A ceremonial procession of vehicles, typically including security and official cars, accompanying a head of state.
Warren Commission: The official investigative body tasked with determining the facts surrounding President Kennedy's assassination.
Conspiracy: A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA): A later congressional committee that investigated the assassination and concluded a probable conspiracy.