Question

Which would be considered a secondary source about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

A.a diary entry by a witness to the assassination

B.an interview with a member of the audience at Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was shot

C.an interview with Booth’s understudy, who was not at Ford’s Theater the night of the assassination

D.a newspaper article written by a reporter who was in the audience at Ford’s Theatre

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln, the then President of the United States was shot dead by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. on April 14th, 1865.

There were many witnesses, entries, and reports made regarding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

From the above options in the question, the most relevant option regarding the secondary source is “option d - a newspaper article written by a reporter who was in the audience at Ford’s Theatre”.

The article was written by Edwin Stanton, a secretary of war in the New York Times newspaper, published on 15th April 1865. The article gives a lot of background information about what else happened that day.