Analyze the Civil War 1861-1865 from MULTIPLE perspectives — Union + Confederate + enslaved-people-becoming-free + USCT 180,000 + women + Indigenous-nations-on-both-sides + immigrant soldiers — covering major battles + Emancipation Proclamation + Gettysburg + Sherman's March + Appomattox + Lincoln assassination + Juneteenth
Exercise
Difficulty 1
~2 min
hist.g8.f.ex_27
Short Answer
Prompt
Who killed Lincoln + when + where?
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- John Wilkes Booth (Confederate sympathizer + actor)
- April 14 1865
- Ford's Theatre Washington DC during 'Our American Cousin'
Hints
- Lincoln died next morning April 15 1865.
- Booth fled VA + killed April 26 1865.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Booth with Powell (who attacked Seward)
Used in lessons