1. BELLWORK 1.What is a pardon? How did Confederate soldiers receive a pardon? 2.What did Lincoln and Johnson’s Reconstruction plans have in common? 3. What was the 13 th Amendment? 4.What was the Freedmen’s Bureau? 5.Why did some people consider reconstruction a failure? 6.THINKER: What is a conspiracy?

2. UNIT 2 EXAM Thursday: Short Answer Test Friday: Unit 2 Exam –50 multiple choice –10 fill in the blank Study Guide is due Friday! No current event this week.

4. President Lincoln Lincoln was reelected in 1864. His main goal was to preserve the Union. Unfortunately, he never got to carry out this plan. On April 14, 1865, five days after the South surrendered, Lincoln was assassinated. John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate supporter, shot him. The assassination was part of a conspiracy in an effort to rally the remaining Confederate troops to continue fighting. The conspiracy also called for the murder of Secretary of State William Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson.

8. Conspirators Lewis Powell (attempted murder of Seward) George Atzerodt (conspiring to kill VP Johnson) Mary Surratt (contributing to the conspiracy??? – first woman executed by U.S. government)

11. “The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth” Video that tells the story behind the conspiracy to decapitate the government by assassinating Lincoln, and the manhunt that ensued. Answer the questions on the worksheet as you watch the video No ipods, talking, sleeping, etc.