1. Documentary: “The Lincoln Assassination” 1. On what date was Abraham Lincoln killed? April 14, 1865 2. Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War? 620,000 3. What number president was Abraham Lincoln? 16 4. What was the reaction of the majority of southern states after Lincoln’s election in 1860? How did they respond? 11 of the 15 slave states seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America

2. 1.South CarolinaDec. 20, 1860July 9, 1868 2.MississippiJan. 9, 1861Feb. 23, 1870 3.FloridaJan. 10, 1861June 25, 1868 4.AlabamaJan. 11, 1861July 13, 1868 5.GeorgiaJan. 19, 1861July 15, 1870 6.LouisianaJan. 26, 1861July 9, 1868 7.TexasMarch 2, 1861March 30, 1870 8.VirginiaApril 17, 1861Jan. 26, 1870 9.ArkansasMay 6, 1861June 22, 1868 10.North CarolinaMay 20, 1861July 4, 1868 11.TennesseeJune 8, 1861July 24, 1866 Confederate States of America State Seceded from the Union Readmitted to the Union

3. 5. What was the name of Lincoln’s wife? Mary Todd Lincoln (left) Mary Todd Lincoln in 1846, at the age of 26 and (right) in 1861, at the age of 41, as First Lady.

4. 6. Describe the first plot to kill Lincoln, which failed. 7. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis

5. 8. In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What did the Emancipation Proclamation establish? It freed the slaves in the rebelling states only, not in the slave states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware, which remained in the Union.

6. 9. Who killed President Lincoln, and where was he killed? James Wilkes Booth killed Pres. Lincoln in Washington’s Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865.

7. 10. What role did Lincoln’s killer play for the Confederates during the Civil War? 11. Originally, the plan was to kidnap Lincoln and hold him hostage. What were the kidnappers hoping to accomplish by doing this? 12. Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union forces?

8. 13. Lincoln’s killer decided to assassinate the President after hearing a speech delivered by him. What did Lincoln say that infuriated him so? 14. The assassination plot involved killing three important politicians simultaneously. Besides President Lincoln, who else was to be assassinated?