Lincoln
BOOK ASSIGN 1 The Say Lincoln was Shot1. What was Lincoln’s physical condition in April 1865 (include pages 36-37)? 2. What could Lincoln expect to encounter when he left his White House bedroom in the morning? 3. Give several examples of prices and wages in Washington in 1865? How are these wages and prices described; how do they seem to you? - Medical bills cost from 50 cents to 2$; butter was 30 cents a pound; ham was 28 cents a pound; coffee was 21 cents; salt was 50 cents a bushel; hoop skirts were 1$ a piece - A bricklayer would make 2.50$ a day, but freed slaves would only make 11$ a month. - The discrepancy in salaries were quite outrageous as is today but the prices were low compared to prices today 4. Identify each of the following people: -Edwin MacMasters Stanton - Advisor of Lincoln and Secretary of War -John Wilkes Booth – A wealthy actor and Southern loyalist -William H. Seward –An elderly man that was Secretary of State -George Azterodt - Friend of Booth who planned to kill Vice President Johnson
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Approximate Word count = 2151
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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