Ford's Theatre

Two Minute Trivia

  1. What body part did John Wilkes Booth break while trying to flee Ford’s Theatre?
  2. What type of chair was Lincoln sitting in at the Theatre?
  3. How many days after killing the President was Booth arrested?

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Ford’s Theatre

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The National Park Service gave a great account of the assassination of President Lincoln. It made the moment of history come alive for the students. I think they gained a much greater understanding of what motivated John Wilkes Booth to commit this act. One student remarked to me that it was very moving to be in the same building where the sixteeth President of the United States was murdered. They also found out that there was a plot that many other high ranking officials were also to be assassinated that night. –Mr. Schlotterbeck

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