People
1. Who was known as a coward that abandoned his mother?
2. Who provided the trap that led to John Wilkes Booth’s death?
3. Who accidentally gave away the location of a victim?
4. Who put Booth & Herold in contact with Thomas Jones?
5. Who took the Oath of Office in April 1865?
6. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
7. Who was the general of the Union Army?
8. Who rowed the wrong way?
9. Who led all the government activities as Lincoln lay on his death bed?
10. Who cleared Lincoln’s wound with his finger at Ford’s Theater?
11. Who asked Richard Garrett to assist Booth & Herold?
12. Who disobeyed orders allowing Booth to escape?
13. Who disobeyed orders allowing Booth to die?
14. Who was the messenger from Seward’s doctor?
15. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
16. Who was the proprietor of a boarding house in DC?
17. Who was the proud owner of a dirty dress?
18. Who provided medical care to both criminals & prisoners?
19. Who rolled away in order to escape?
20. Who presented Booth with evidence that he was recognized as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?
21. Who was the most hesitant, reluctant conspirator?
22. Who received a stab wound in his arm?
People
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Jefferson Davis
C. Andrew Johnson
D. William Seward
E. Edwin Stanton
F. Mary Surratt
G. John Surratt
H. David Herold
I. Dr. Samuel Mudd
J. George Atzerodt
K. Lewis Powell
L. John Wilkes Booth
M. Dr. Charles Leale
N. The Garretts
O. Sgt. Silas T. Cobb
P. Laura Keane
Q. Major Rathbone
R. Ulysses S. Grant
S. Boston Corbett
T. Robert E. Lee
U. Fanny Seward
V. Thomas Jones
W. Willie Jett
X. Capt. Samuel Cox
Y. Mary Todd Lincoln
Z. Asia Booth Clark
Places & Things
1. Where was the capitol of the Confederate States of America?
2. What was Walt Whitman’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln?
3. Where was Mary Surratt when she lied to the investigators?
4. What was the secret signal used to indicate that help was nearby?
5. Where did Lincoln give his final speech?
6. At which location was a grand illumination held?
7. What was Booth’s weapon of choice?
8. What was inside the package delivered by Mary Surratt?
9. Where were Booth & Herold forced to kill their horses?
10. Where did Booth live?
11. Dr. Mudd sent his cousin to speak to the cavalry. Where did he send him?
12. What was a superstitious omen for the president?
13. Where did Abraham Lincoln die?
14. What was the geographical boundary keeping John Wilkes Booth from reaching Virginia?
15. What was a key location of the surrender of the Confederacy?
16. In this text, what was an unguarded entry?
17. What allowed Booth to move about Ford’s unnoticed?
18. Which place served as a convenient drop off and pick up spot for Booth?
19. Where did the vice president live?
20. What caused Booth’s injury?
21. Where did David Herold surrender to the cavalry?
22. Which location is a popular tourist location that seems to be a memorial to John Wilkes Booth?
Places & Things
A. The Executive Mansion
B. Appomattox Court House
C. Surrattsville Tavern
D. Bryantown
E. Ford’s Theater
F. The Petersen House
G. The Kirkwood House
H. The National Hotel
I. Boarding House on H St.
J. Pine Thicket
K. Navy Yard Bridge
L. Richmond, VA
M. Washington DC
N. The Potomac River
O. The Garrett’s Farm
P. pistol
Q. medication
R. trap door
S. tobacco barn
T. vestibule
U. binoculars
V. whistle
W. lock of hair
X. dream
Y. poem
Z. flag
People – Answer Key
1. Who was known as a coward that abandoned his mother?
John Surratt
2. Who provided the trap that led to John Wilkes Booth’s death?
The Garretts
3. Who accidentally gave away the location of a victim?
Fanny Seward
4. Who put Booth & Herold in contact with Thomas Jones?
Capt. Samuel Cox
5. Who took the Oath of Office in April 1865?
Andrew Johnson
6. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
7. Who was the general of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
8. Who rowed the wrong way?
David Herold
9. Who led all the government activities as Lincoln lay on his deathbed? Edwin Stanton
10. Who cleared Lincoln’s wound with his finger at Ford’s Theater?
Dr. Charles Leale
11. Who asked Richard Garrett to assist Booth & Herold?
Willie Jett
12. Who disobeyed orders allowing Booth to escape?
Silas T. Cobb
13. Who disobeyed orders allowing Booth to die?
Boston Corbett
14. Who was the messenger from Seward’s doctor?
Lewis Powell
15. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
16. Who was the proprietor of a boarding house in DC?
Mary Surratt
17. Who was the proud owner of a dirty dress?
Laura Keane
18. Who provided medical care to both criminals & prisoners?
Dr. Samuel Mudd
19. Who rolled away in order to escape?
William Seward
20. Who presented Booth with evidence that he was recognized as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?
Thomas Jones
21. Who was the most hesitant, reluctant conspirator?
George Atzerodt
22. Who received a stab wound in his arm?
Major Henry Rathbone
Places & Things
1. Where was the capitol of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, VA
2. What was Walt Whitman’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln?
A poem
3. Where was Mary Surratt when she lied to the investigators?
The Boarding House on H Street
4. What was the secret signal used to indicate that help was nearby?
a whistle
5. Where did Lincoln give his final speech?
The Executive Mansion
6. At which location was a grand illumination held?
Washington DC
7. What was Booth’s weapon of choice?
a pistol
8. What was inside the package delivered by Mary Surratt?
binoculars
9. Where were Booth & Herold forced to kill their horses?
The Pine Thicket
10. Where did Booth live?
The National Hotel
11. Dr. Mudd sent his cousin to speak to the cavalry. Where did he send him?
Bryantown
12. What was a superstitious omen for the president?
his dream
13. Where did Abraham Lincoln die?
The Petersen House
14. What was the geographical boundary keeping John Wilkes Booth from reaching Virginia?
Potomac River
15. What was a key location of the surrender of the Confederacy?
Appomattox Court House
16. In this text, what was an unguarded entry?
a vestibule
17. What allowed Booth to move about Ford’s unnoticed?
trapdoors (under the stage)
18. Which place served as a convenient drop off and pick up spot for Booth? Surrattsville Tavern
19. Where did the vice president live?
The Kirkwood House
20. What caused Booth’s injury?
a flag (decorating the box at the theater)
21. Where did David Herold surrender to the cavalry?
The Garretts Farm OR the tobacco barn
22. Which location is a popular tourist location that seems to be a memorial to John Wilkes Booth?
Ford’s Theater