US history study guide

study guide

Radical republicans

Republicans who wanted to punish the south

Who were the three leaders of the radical republicans?

Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, and Edwin Stanton

Who was the main leader of the Radicals?

Charles Sumner

Which leader believed in State Suicide?

Thaddeus Stevens

True or False- Edwin Stanton was a democrat

true

Describe the Lincoln plan

president would appoint military governors for conquered areas

Wade Davis bill

President would appoint military governor

Where was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Ford’s theater

What was the name of the play in ford’s theater

Our American Cousin

Who was the murderer of Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth

Who was John Wilkes Booth

One of the greatest actors of his era and time, served as a Confederate spy, and planned to kidnap Lincoln

What was the plan of John Wilkes booth

To kill the whole branch

Why did John Wilkes Booth decide to kill Lincoln instead of kidnapping him

Because the South lost

Who else was in this plan of killing Abraham Lincoln and the whole branch

William Seward and Lewis powell