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Lincoln's assassination was a direct result of an outraged party at the outcome of the Civil War as can be told by the dates. He led the North to victory and for that he was taken out in order to diminish hope.

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Lincoln had just helped lead the North to a victory in the civil war and he probably had a lot of support in the North. He also probably had plans to try to make changes in the South about all the  issues over slavery and readmission into the Union. Although after he was assassinated the new president had different political views and was more hasty with readmitting the Southern states and also not protecting the rights of former slaves in the South.

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The date is important because after Lincoln was assassinated that great leader was lost who could have set a positive reconstruction system rather than the years of suffering that were endured after his death.

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Lincoln's assassination soon after General Lee's surrender makes it very clear that many people in the South are not willing to cooperate with the North on abolishing slavery. This will make Reconstruction much more difficult.

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Lee's surrender only marked the start of the surrender of the Confederate States, as the war wouldn't officially be over for another year. Lincoln's assassination will most likely mean harsher conditions for the South, as the North would be angry after their president was killed, although they may have been less angry had he died in the battlefield (If he had fought in battle).

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because the dates were so close together and news traveled so slowly then, it was possible that people knew of lincolns assassination before they knew the war was over. and the assassination of lincoln was a heavy hit to the reconstruction moving forward because the original plan would not be moved forward -hayden

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The way that the two dates are so close to one another indicates that the government was likely falling apart due to all of the authority figures no longer being in office.

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The complexity for the dates of General Lee's surrender comes form the fact that he only surrendered his northern army. There was still other confederate forces fighting, while this was a huge blow it was not a true end. While the as sanitation would later effect reconstruction not only through the lack of a strong leader. Yet, also the example of how much some people would oppose the plan to change the country. Even going to extremes of assassination- Abby H

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Lincoln assassination left a big impact on leadership during that time seeing as he was bale to control the reconstruction but with him being assassinated it left a void in the role of leadership for them 

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Lincoln assassination left a big impact on leadership during that time seeing as he was bale to control the reconstruction but with him being assassinated it left a void in the role of leadership for them 

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Lincoln's assassination created more tension between the two sides. This could affect how the North acts during Reconstruction regarding how they reintegrated the South back into the United States.

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the complexity of the dates make the country as a whole very vulnerable because they’re having to look for a new leader just a week after surrender and in everything and everyone is in distress already so it just makes a lot of things, a lot more complicated and tricky to handle.
Kaitlyn

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Even though he surrendered and they were ready to move forward with a new plan, they now had to find a new leader to do that with meaning they had to completely start over.

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The complexity of the dates are how close the beginning of reconstruction is to his assassination date. We lost a very important leader during this pivotal time in America, and this makes reconstruction more difficult because there is a loss of hope.

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The dates indicate the rage that was felt by a large part of the country following Lee's surrender and the success of the Union in defeating the Confederacy. The death of Lincoln will impact Reconstruction later because many of the policies that were planned to benefit the newly freed Black citizens and prevent a large rise in racist violence in the South, were instead replaced by lenient policies that didn't offer much protection and allowed for racial violence even in the laws and policies of the South. -Maizie

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Right after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Lincoln was assassinated. This created a lot of tension and showed that the separation within the country is what led to the assassination of their country's leader and they will have to rebuild and find a new leader with similar traits.

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The complexity of the dates shows that even though Lee surrender at Appomattox Courthouse less than a week later President Lincoln was assassinated due to divide still left in the country as well as the other confederate forces that were not ready to surrender.  This would affect reconstruction because the leader of the winning side who likely had a plan is now dead and every one else now has to figure out what they are going to do and what their new plan is. - Reggie

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Lincoln acted as a beacon of hope for his country, and he was killed before the entire country got wind of the end of the war. He was unable to act out his plan for a unified country going forward, which only complicated Reconstruction and unification efforts. The Republican party was on edge and political tensions grew as well. -Anna Hill

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Lincoln acted as a beacon of hope for his country, and he was killed before the entire country got wind of the end of the war. He was unable to act out his plan for a unified country going forward, which only complicated Reconstruction and unification efforts. The Republican party was on edge and political tensions grew as well. -Anna Hill

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The assassination of President Lincoln would have a great affect on reconstruction and its progress because just as they formed a plan and reached a surrender not even a week beforehand, their leader was killed and someone new was brought in. This would lead to greater problems such as a different perspective from a new leader, and uprise from citizens due to a newly formed plan that would affect them economically, and even heavier socially. This is because the North and South did not agree on many issues, making agreement and negotiations difficult to reach socially.  - Abigail B.

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The assassination of President Lincoln would have a great affect on reconstruction and its progress because just as they formed a plan and reached a surrender not even a week beforehand, their leader was killed and someone new was brought in. This would lead to greater problems such as a different perspective from a new leader, and uprise from citizens due to a newly formed plan that would affect them economically, and even heavier socially. This is because the North and South did not agree on many issues, making agreement and negotiations difficult to reach socially.  - Abigail B.

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Because Lincoln's assassination is so close to Lee's surrender, more people would associate them together; and those who support Lee may view the assassin as a hero.

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Appomattox Courthouse and Lincoln's Assassination (Connor)

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Appomattox Courthouse and Lincoln's Assassination (Connor)

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The fact that the war was deemed as being "over" with the surrender of Lee's troops on April 9th, and then Lincoln is assassinated only 6 days later is significant.  Most of those in the north might have been hopeful for the war to be over and to get back to life again. However, the killing of Lincoln (who was viewed as "the great emancipator") left everyone in the north thinking: "what's going to happen now?".

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The dates being so close together really affects how the country as a whole goes into reconstruction because their leader was killed not even a week after a surrender was reached. It creates more tension and confusion as the US looks for a new leader to help them through a really vulnerable time. -Tessa

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Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865

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Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865

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https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2015/spring/cw-surrenders.html

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President Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater, April 15, 1865

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President Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater, April 15, 1865

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https://www.americanheritage.com/if-lincoln-hadnt-died