1. Reconstruction

2. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

3. The Assassin
John Wilkes Booth

4. The Assassination
Jumped down from the presidential box, caught his spur on a draped flag, landed hard and broke his left leg.
Shouted to the audience “Sic semper tyrannis” state motto of Virginia
Two other plots to kill VP Johnson and Secretary of the State Seward on the same night.

5. WANTED~~!!

6. Now He Belongs to the Ages!
Funeral train that carried Lincoln’s body back to his hometown took 14 days. Approximately 7 million turned out to mourn his passing.

7. The Execution
Booth tracked down by union cavalry to a tobacco barn and set the building on fire. Booth refused to surrender, one shot was fired. “Tell my mother I died for my country. I did what I thought was best.” “Useless, Useless”.
4 other conspirators publicly hanged: David Herold, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt.

8. The Conspirators
David Herold —Herold accompanied Booth to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set Booth’s injured leg. Remained with Booth till the end.
Lewis Powell —He entered the Seward home and severely injured Seward, Seward’s son, and a bodyguard.
Mary Surratt — Surratt owned a boarding house in Washington where the conspirators met.
George Azterodt —he was assigned to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson, but lost his nerve and stayed in a hotel bar, drinking, instead.

9. Video on Assassination

10. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
In your pod groups using laptops go to constitution?gclid=CMjiv_Cj-dICFQiHswodpWcFVQ# and learn about these crucial amendments.
Then visit 2A 3A 4A
Post on the class padlet the following: Include in your own words a description of each amendment as a whole, and a summary of each individual section. Post a visual that represents each amendment. Lastly, research a court case that applies to each amendment and write a short summary on its history and impact.
Include your POD number with each padlet post!