Lincoln
BOOK ASSIGN 1 The Say Lincoln was Shot1. What was Lincoln's physical condition in April 1865 (include pages 36-37)? 2. What could Lincoln expect to encounter when he left his White House bedroom in the morning?3. Give several examples of prices and wages in Washington in 1865? How are these wages and prices described; how do they seem to you? - Medical bills cost from 50 cents to 2$; butter was 30 cents a pound; ham was 28 cents a pound; coffee was 21 cents; salt was 50 cents a bushel; hoop skirts were 1$ a piece - A bricklayer would make 2.50$ a day, but freed slaves would only make 11$ a month. - The discrepancy in salaries were quite outrageous as is today but the prices were low compared to prices today 4. Identify each of the following people: -Edwin MacMasters Stanton - Advisor of Lincoln and Secretary of War -John Wilkes Booth - A wealthy actor and Southern loyalist -William H. Seward -An elderly man that was Secretary of State -George Azterodt - Friend of Booth who planned to kill Vice President Johnson
How was John Parker punished for leaving the President unguarded? - wasn't tried or charged 40. Describe the three attempts on Lincoln, which miscarried. Who guarded the president? Which of the guards was particularly close to Lincoln? - Four members of the Washington police and one troop from the Ohio calvary - Lamon 9. List the different people Lincoln invited to attend the theater and who did finally accompany the Lincolns? - Mr. Mudd who placed a splint on his foot39. Where was the dying president taken? - William Petersen house at 453 Tenth Street29. Why was President Lincoln left unguarded? - John F. Why didn't the Grants attend the theater with the Lincolns? - They wanted to see their two sonsAMERICAN HISTORY HONORSBOOK ASSIGN 3The Day Lincoln was Shot20. Richards had been in the audience at Ford's Theater and he was the head of the Washington, D. Griffin was given a privilege to talk to Lincoln in private - When Mrs. Kidnap Lincoln at the theater by turning off every light through and put him in a waiting wagon heading to Richmond - 2. Mary Surratt - A Widow who owned a boardinghouse where the conspirators met5.
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