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President Lincoln was attending a play and he was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth.

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What was the play being preformed during Lincoln's assassination?

"Our American Cousin"


How did Lincoln's assassination affect the South during the Reconstruction?

it stopped everything


What happened 5 days after the surrender at apomattox court house?

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln in Washington.


What happened after the Lincoln assassination event?

police issued a warrant for john Wilkes booths arrest


What theater was Abraham Lincoln at during his assassination?

Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC.


What happened 5 days after the civil war ended?

Answer President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.


What happened to Lincoln less than a week after the South surrendered?

During a play President Lincoln attended to, John Wilkes Booth crept up to the president's booth and shot him from behind causing him to die. This was the first presidential assassination.


What event happened after the assassination of president Lincoln?

police filed a warrant for john wilks booths arrest


Who was president during Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

His recently-appointed running mate, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee.


What significate event happened to Lincoln assassination?

Both got killed in a burning barn when a bulit hit him in the neck


Did President Lincoln want to free the slaves only to send them back to Africa but never happened because of the his assassination?

Yes


Are there any photographs of Abraham Lincoln's body after he was assassinated?

Yes, There is one known photograph taken of Lincoln after the assassination, it was taken ten days after the assassination while Lincoln's body was lying in state in New York City Hall, during his funeral train procession.