We are starting a NEW CHAPTER today!!!
The period after the Civil War is known as Reconstruction. Before we dive into it, we have a few more details to learn about John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Take out your notebooks and you may title this chapter. Chapter 17: Reconstruction.
Let's finish our story about Lincoln's death.
The period after the Civil War is known as Reconstruction. Before we dive into it, we have a few more details to learn about John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Take out your notebooks and you may title this chapter. Chapter 17: Reconstruction.
Let's finish our story about Lincoln's death.
- Once John Wilkes Booth left Ford's Theater, he got on his horse and ran away to Virginia.
- Lincoln was shot on April 14th, 1865.
- John Wilkes Booth was not caught until April 26th, 1865.
- Soldiers surrounded a barn that Booth was hiding in, but he refused to surrender, so they lit the barn on fire.
- When Booth left the barn, he was shot and killed by the soldiers.
- There was a group of people who helped Booth carry out his plan.
- They were arrested, tried, and found guilty.
- They were arrested, tried, and found guilty.
- There was a group of people who helped Booth carry out his plan.
- When Booth left the barn, he was shot and killed by the soldiers.
- Soldiers surrounded a barn that Booth was hiding in, but he refused to surrender, so they lit the barn on fire.
- The nation was SHOCKED that Lincoln was killed.
- Many African Americans mourned the man that freed them.
- If a president dies in office, the Vice President takes over.
- The 17th President was Andrew Johnson.
- The 17th President was Andrew Johnson.
- Many African Americans mourned the man that freed them.
- Lincoln was shot on April 14th, 1865.
Now, lets open to pages 498-499 in your textbooks. You are going to find your timeline! Make a T-chart or a Venn Diagram and write some similarities and differences between the U.S. and the World.
When you are finished, make sure you write your half-page (10 sentences) entry in your Primary Source Journal.
When you are finished, make sure you write your half-page (10 sentences) entry in your Primary Source Journal.