What location marked Booth's final confrontation with authorities?

What location marked Booth's final confrontation with authorities?

• A. Ford's Theatre
• B. Petersburg House
• C. Seward's Residence
• D. Garrett's Farm in Caroline County, Virginia

Answer: (D)

Booth’s final confrontation happened at Richard Garrett’s farm in Caroline County, Virginia. After the assassination, he fled across state lines and hid with the Garrett family. Union troops surrounded the tobacco barn on the Garret property, Booth refused to surrender, and he was shot there, dying soon afterward. This is why Garrett’s Farm is the correct location—the scene of the last standoff with authorities. Ford’s Theatre is where Lincoln was shot, not where Booth was captured. Seward’s Residence is tied to a separate attack on Secretary of State Seward, and Petersburg House isn’t related to Booth’s pursuit.

Booth’s final confrontation happened at Richard Garrett’s farm in Caroline County, Virginia. After the assassination, he fled across state lines and hid with the Garrett family. Union troops surrounded the tobacco barn on the Garret property, Booth refused to surrender, and he was shot there, dying soon afterward. This is why Garrett’s Farm is the correct location—the scene of the last standoff with authorities.

Ford’s Theatre is where Lincoln was shot, not where Booth was captured. Seward’s Residence is tied to a separate attack on Secretary of State Seward, and Petersburg House isn’t related to Booth’s pursuit.