Which of the following is true of Lincoln's assassination?
Check all of the boxes that apply.
A. He was succeeded by Ulysses S. Grant.
B. He was killed just days after Lee's surrender.
C. He was shot by Southerner John Wilkes Booth.
D. There was a new election to select the next president.
Answer (2)
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just days after Lee's surrender. He was succeeded by Andrew Johnson, not Ulysses S. Grant, and there was no new election immediately following his death. ;
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just days after Lee's surrender. He was succeeded by Andrew Johnson, not Ulysses S. Grant, and there was no new election following his death. The true statements are B and C.
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