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LINCOLN’S
ASSASSINATION
Meaning
Clusters
In 1864
Lincoln won
a second term
as President
He defeated
his Democratic opponent
George McClellan.
Robert E. Lee
surrendered within weeks
of Lincoln's inauguration.
Two day’s later
Lincoln presented
a generous reconstruction policy.
On April 14, 1865
he attended a play
at Ford’s Theater.
A disgruntled actor
named John Wilkes Booth
assassinated the president.
Booth reportedly yelled
“Sic semper tyrannis.”
The Latin phrase means
“Thus always to tyrants”
and is Virginia’s state motto.
Then he tripped
on an American flag
and broke his leg.
Booth somehow
managed to escape.
Lincoln died
the next morning.
Authorities killed Booth
during a shootout
a few days later
in the Virginia countryside.
They captured
and later executed
his accomplices.
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Asesinato
de Lincoln
Racimos
significativos (Spanish)
En 1864
Lincoln ganó
por segunda vez
como Presidente
Derrotó a
su adversario demócrata
George McClellan.
Robert E. Lee
se rindió a semanas
de la inauguración
de Lincoln.
Dos día después
Lincoln presentó una política
generosa de reconstrucción.
El 14 de abril de
1865
asistió a un juego
en el Teatro de Ford.
Un actor contrariado
denominado John
Wilkes Booth
asesinó al presidente.
Se reportó que
Booth gritó
“Sic semper tyrannis.”
La frase latina significa
“Entonces siempre a tiranos”
que es el lema del
Estado de Virginia.
Luego tropezó
sobre una bandera
Americana
y se rompió la pierna.
Booth logró escapar
de algún modo.
Lincoln murió
la siguiente
mañana.
Las
autoridades mataron a Booth
durante un tiroteo
pocos días después
en los campos de Virginia.
Capturaron y luego
ejecutaron a sus
cómplices.
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MEMORY
TRIGGERS TESTS
_________Lincoln____________________
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_______defeated_____________________
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Robert E. Lee_______________________
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_______________________reconstruction
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___________________John Wilkes Booth
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______________________yelled________
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______Latin_________________________
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_________________tripped____________
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_______________died_________________
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_________________shootout___________
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Source
US State Department
Speed Learning format by Carl Peterson ©2005
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