Assassination of Lincoln
Who shot Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
How many days after the assassination was Booth captured?
13 days
Name three things that the Bureau provided.
Food
Shelter
Education
Training to be a farmer
Legal help
Medical Aid
Sharecroppers could decide what to plant. True or False?
False
What was the amendment that ended slavery in the US?
The 13th Amendment
How many days after the Civil War Ended was Lincoln Shot?
5 days
Why did Johnson want to have a Military Trial rather than a Civilian Trial?
He thought that treason was an act of war.
How many people did the Freedman's Bureau help?
4 Million
All sharecroppers were able to save money to buy their own land after a few years. True or False
False
Was part of the Lincoln Assassination plan to also kill VP Johnson? yes or no
Yes
What was the original plan, instead of shooting Lincoln?
To kidnap him
Why was Ulysses S. Grant not killed?
He had left town
What was the entire budget amount for the Bureau
$6 Million
Name two things the sharecroppers had to pay the land owners for.
Shelter rental
Land rental
Tool rental
Seeds
Horses/Mules
What is another word for Reconstruction?
Rebuild
What year was Lincoln shot?
1865
Why was Secretary of State Steward not killed?
He was injured in a carriage accident and was wearing a metal neck brace that prevented Lewis Powell (Payne) from stabbing him.
Why did the Freedmen's Bureau not last? Give 2 reasons.
Lack of money and lack of people to work
What 2 groups of people were sharecroppers?
Poor white and newly freed Black people
True or False? 6 men and 1 woman were put on trial for Lincoln's assassination
True
Where was Lincoln Shot? Name the building and city.
Ford's Theater in Washington DC
Booth shouted "Sic Semper Tyrannis" as he leapt from Lincoln's box. What does this mean?
Thus ever it be to tyrants.
1. Who wanted to give each newly freed person 40 acres and a mule?
2. Who opposed giving people free land?
1. Thaddeus Stevens
2. President Johnson
The sharecroppers had to give the landowners 2/3 of their profits. True or false?
False. It was 1/3 - 1/2 of their profits
According to the 13th amendment, when can involuntary servitude be used as a punishment?
When the person has been found guilty of a crime in a court of law