Lizzie Borden

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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. When was Lizzie Borden born?July 19, 1860
2. Where was Lizzie Borden born?Fall River, Massachusetts
3. When did Lizzie Borden die?June 1, 1927
4. What is the murders date?August 4, 1892
5. What is the trial year?1893
6. Who was Lizzie Borden?Lizzie Borden was a woman born in 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts. She lived with her father, stepmother, and sister in a family that was well-known but not very rich.

Acquittal: A formal verdict of not guilty by a court of law, releasing a defendant from criminal charges.
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Ostracism: Exclusion from a society or group, often due to social disapproval or condemnation.
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