Lincoln Flashcards
What day was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14,1865
What comedy was Lincoln going to see on the night he was assassinated and in what theater?
Our American Cousin
Ford’s Theater
Who accompanied Lincoln and his wife to the comedy?
Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancee Clara Harris
Who was William Crook?
Lincoln’s body guard
What was Crook afraid of and what did he want to do?
Lincoln being assassinated
To come with Lincoln as an extra body guard
What was the assassins name? And what was his profession?
John Wilkes Booth
Famous actor
What other president did not take advice?
John F. Kennedy
Was the box door locked?
No
Who was the police guard and what did he do?
John Parker
A drinker, he left his spot to go get a drink at the saloon next door
Where did Booth shoot Lincoln?
On the left ear, and head
What did Booth say when he shot Lincoln?
Sic semper tyrunnus,
Thus always to tyrants (this is what happens if you are a tyrant)
He also said the south is avenged
Did people think Booth was a part of the play?
Yes
Where did they put Lincoln after he was shot?
In the Peterson house
Had the door been barred and did the plan include others?
Yes
Yes
Who served Lincoln as the Secretary of the Navy?
Gideon Welles
Who rushed to Ford’s Theater when he heard Lincoln had been shot?
Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War
Did Lincoln’s assassins also plan to kill the members if the Cabinet?
Yes
Who attacked the Secretary of State, Seward, in his bed? Did Seward survive?
Lewis Payne
Yes
How many conspirators were tried for Lincoln’s assassination and found guilty? (They were sentenced death by hanging)
8
Why were the colored people more said then the white people?
Because Lincoln freed the colored people, they don’t have anyone to fight for them now.
