Primary Sources-Time Machine (1865): The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Read the passage Time Machine (1865): The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Time Machine (1865): The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Then answer the questions below.
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According to the source, what was the primary motive behind John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln?
According to the source, what was the primary motive behind John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln?
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Which quotes demonstrate that the assassination was planned? Select two correct answers.
Which quotes demonstrate that the assassination was planned? Select two correct answers.
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Drag each choice to the correct box to identify the historical questions answered by the source.
Drag each choice to the correct box to identify the historical questions answered by the source.
- What influence did Lincoln’s death have on the Republican party’s policy towards former Confederate leaders?
- How did the government respond to the assassination and what were the immediate consequences for the nation?
- How did Lincoln’s assassination influence the era of reconstruction that followed the Civil War?
- How did Lincoln’s death influence the Republican party’s policy towards former Confederate leaders?
- Who was the assassin responsible for President Lincoln’s death and what were some of his motivations for the attack?
- Did John Wilkes Booth likely have co-conspirators in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln?
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