April 1865

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Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

Mary Surratt

Lewis Powell

John Wilkes Booth (correct)

George Azterodt

Where did the assassination of President Lincoln take place?

Ford Theater (correct)

A boarding house

The Capitol Building

The White House

What was the title of the play that was being watched when President Lincoln was assassinated?

Confederate Sympathy

Our American Cousin (correct)

Ford Theater Spectacular

The President's Choice

Who was the first woman to be hung for a federal crime?

Mary Surratt Signup and view all the answers

How did John Wilkes Booth escape after assassinating President Lincoln?

By horseback Signup and view all the answers

Who did General Lee surrender to on April 9, 1865?

General Grant Signup and view all the answers

What did General Lee's men receive as part of the terms of surrender?

Union rations Signup and view all the answers

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?

Appomattox Court House Signup and view all the answers

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth Signup and view all the answers

What was the original plan of Lincoln's assassins?

To kidnap President Lincoln Signup and view all the answers

Which two events in April 1865 are considered significant in American history?

The surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln Signup and view all the answers

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

Appomattox Court House Signup and view all the answers

When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

April 9, 1865 Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of General Lee's surrender?

It marked the beginning of the end of the Civil War Signup and view all the answers

When did President Andrew Johnson declare the end of the Civil War?

August 20, 1866 Signup and view all the answers

April 1865

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