Chapter 1
Two character, physical, or personality traits of John Wilkes Booth
Vain
Eyes like jewels
How did booths acting experience helping with the assassination attempt provide two examples.
He knew the layout of the theater
He was famous there because he was an actor
William Seward confined to his bed on April 14, 1865?
He was in a carriage crash
How did Booth make his way across the bridge out of Washington DC?
He told Cobb that he was going home, and the moon would light him there.
How did Booth get the news that the Lincolns would be attending Ford's theater on the night of April 14, 1865
Advertisement on The Evening Stars.
How was able to shoot President Lincoln from point blank range?
What plan did Lewis Powell devise to enter the Seward home?
Louis Paul is pretending to deliver medicine.
Describe two things that Dr. Leale did to try to save President Lincoln.
Took the blood clot out of the president's head.
Opened his airway and massaged his heart.
How would you describe President Lincolns mood on the day of April 14th?
Happy to be free of the politicians and burdens of his office.
How does Booth end up breaking his leg?
Got caught on the drapery of the presidents box when he jumped and landed funny.
Who is the two people that Powell fought with inside the home?
Fredrick
Sergeant Robinson
What did George Atzerodt end up doing on the night of April 14, 1865.
was tasked with killing Vice President Andrew Johnson, but he could not bring himself to carry out the deed. He sat in the lobby, drank, and then left.
Two things about the gun booth chose for the assassination.
It only shot once
Had many risks.
What was Booths final performance on an American stage?
Jump to the stage, and shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!"
Why did David Herold Flee the scene.
He heard someone from inside yell murder.
Why did Leale want to remove Lincoln from the theater?
He didn't want Lincoln to die in a theater with happy things and entertainment
Aside from killing Lincoln, what other plans did Booth and his conspirators make for the night of April 14?
Killing vice president Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward
Ultimately happened to the Secretary of State?
He was stabbed in the cheek, but didn't die.
where did they end up taking Lincoln
A boarding house across the street.