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The famous actor and assassinator that shot the fatal bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln
"Anti slavery" in the Civil War, opposite of Confederacy
"Pro slavery" in the Civil War, the opposite of the Union, John Wilkes Booth dedicated his life to this
The year the Confederacy fell, the year Abraham Lincoln died, and the year the Civil War ended
Mother of John Wilkes Booth friend, John Surratt, assisted Booth by letting him store weapons and packages at her tavern
Where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, John Wilkes Booth's workplace
The humorous play in which Abraham Lincoln attended with his wife the night he was shot, the last play Lincoln ever witnessed
Vice President to Abraham Lincoln, the 17th president of the USA
The war that would determine if slavery would be in effect or not
The Commanding General in the Civil War, the 18th president of the USA
The gun that John Wilkes Booth used the kill Abraham Lincoln, this gun was made by Henry Deringer
The man who tried to kill Secretary of State Seward, one John Wilkes Booth faithful servants/friends, hung for assisting John Wilkes Booth
One of the main settings of the story, were the White House is, the base for the Union in the Civil War
The man who was supposed to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson but chickened out, the man who was reluctant to take on the mission that John Booth gave him
The house where Abraham Lincoln took refuge in after he was shot
The river Booth and Herold crossed with the assistance of Tomas Jones to get to Virginia
The man who accompanied Lois Powell to Secretary of State Seward's house by shortly after left, he stayed with Booth on his journey, an amazing huntsman and outdoorsman
What David Herold did at the farm, the act of giving oneself up to something/someone, to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
The man who shot Johm Wilkes Booth at the tobacco barn
The man who allowed Booth and Harold to stay at his farm the night of the assassination

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