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1. If there was 200 people coming into the Arlington Cemetery the first hour and the number of people increased by 100 every hour for 8 hours, how many people came that dad?
2. The 8th grade class is taking a tour of Washington D.C. The class was split into groups. There are 5 more people going to the Arlington Cemetery than to the Washington Monument. There are 7 fewer people going to the Washington Monument than to the Lincoln Memorial. There are 10 people going to Lincoln Memorial. What's the total amount of people in the class?

The following was contributed by Megan ('03).

3. If Frankie Hewitt has been the driving force behind the dynamic new chapter in Ford’s history for three decades. How many days has he done it?
4. Booth was captured 12 days after having killed the president. He traveled 3 miles every hour for 12 hours a day. How far did he travel in the 12 days?
5. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12 1809, he died in April 14 1865, he was president in 1860. 
6. What percent was he president in his life?
   
   

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The following was contributed by David ('02)

The following was contributed by David ('02)

1. Ford's Theatre stands three stories high. T/F
2. John T. Ford purchased a Baptist Church to open a theatre in the capital city in 1865. T/F
3. Ford Theatre can hold about 1400 people. T/F
4. On the night of April 14, 1865 Lincoln attended the play our American Cousin. T/F
5. To this day plays & musicals are not presented in Ford's Theatre. T/F

The following was contributed by Megan ('03)

6. Booth surrendered to Union troops after shooting Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater. T/F
7. Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater. T/F
8. Ford’s Theater is a live, working theater located in downtown Washington D.C. T/F
   

Answers to Fact or Fiction

     Fords Theatre is a national historic site. It was originally a Baptist church on Tenth Street in Washington D.C. In 1859 the forth Baptist Church was formed on thirteenth street, and it joined with the First Baptist church on Tenth Street, while it was being abandoned.
     In 1861 John T. Ford came to Washington looking for a structure for a theatre. Ford leased the building on December 10, 1861 for five years with option to buy at the end of that period.
     From its grand opening on March 19, 1862 was very successful. More and more people started coming when Lincoln attended the theatre on May 28, 1862. Later on April 14, 1865 while watching the play Our American Cousin he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. He was from there taken to the Petersons home where he died. After Lincolns death the theatre was shut down.
     Ford's Theatre was restored again in 1968. The theatre is still a performing theatre and a museum. In the museum are photographs, clothing, the assassins gun, and editorial cartoons.      Ford's Theatre exists due to President Abraham Lincoln's love for the performing arts. The Theatre puts on musicals that have family vaults and displays life in America.  A man named Frankie Hewitt has helped Ford’s Theatre for three decades to have it renovated as a museum and also to develop new theatre works for America. Under Frankie Hewitt there was an association started which helps keep Ford’s Theatre open as a national treasure.
     John Wilkes Booth played a important part in the history in Ford’s Theatre due to the fact that he was an actor and because he was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. Booth’s first plan was to capture President Lincoln and exchange him for 
confederate prisoners. This plan failed when the president’s itinerary was changed as he did not want to travel on the road where conspirators were waiting. Booth then came up with the plan to kill President Lincoln at the theatre.

Answers to Word Problems

1. 4,400
2. 28
3. Lincoln Memorial=10, Washington Memorial=3,
   Arlington Cemetery=15
4. 109,500
5. 432 miles
6. 8%
   

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. Secret Service was not assigned to protect the president until 1907. There was a lone Washington DC police officer assigned to escort the President from the White House to Ford's and back. Lincoln did not seek any form of personal protection but Secretary of War Stanton had two military units escort President Lincoln's carriage on its travels in the city. 
2. Booth was a personal friend of theatre owner John T. Ford, and because of this relationship it was not unusual for Booth to be seen around the theatre.
3. Ford's Theatre reopened in 1968 as a living memorial to Lincoln. The site is a national historic site as well as a working theater. There are three to five productions a year at the theater. 
4. On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance of "Our American Cousin." 
5. No, these chairs have been designed to look similar to the type of chairs that were in the building the night the President was killed. They are slightly larger and have padded cushions.
6. The box office is located next to theatre or you can call the Ford's Theatre Society box office at (202)347-4833.
7. The bullet entered behind his left ear, traveled through the brain and lodged behind his right eye.
8. He was 56 years old.
9. No, the original bed is on display at the Chicago Historical Society in Chicago, IL. This bed, however, is similar in size and design. Lincoln was six feet four inches tall and was placed on the bed diagonally.
10. Yes, shows are still performed there.
11. "Our American Cousin"
12. Port Royal, Virginia

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. True
2. False-John Thompson Ford purchased a Baptist Church in 1862
3. True
4. True
5. False-Musical are performed today in Ford's Theatre 
6. False, twelve days after having killed the President, Booth was found hiding in a tobacco shed in Port Royal, Virginia. Booth held out and was shot while the shed burned down around him.
7. True
8. True

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