Lincoln's Assasination
Abraham Lincoln was one of, if not the greatest, presidents in the United States' history. He led the country through one of the toughest times in history and was still able to preserve the union. However, while he was president many people hated him because of his views on slavery and the ways that he controlled the people during the Civil War. The majority of the South thought of President Lincoln as a tyrant who preserved the union at the cost of personal liberty because of the restrictions he placed on certain rights such as the freedom of speech. John Wilkes Booth was one of these extreme Southern supporters, and he was prepared to bring an end to Lincoln's power in any way he felt was necessary. He assassinated President Lincoln for what he believed was the good of the nation. Booth's reasons for the shooting are still not fully understood and are probably due to Booth's strange upbringing and eccentric personality. These are the events leading up to the assassin!ation and some of John Wilkes Booth's reasons for the shooting. John Wilkes Booth was the son of Junius Booth and Mary Ann Homes who were British immigrants and well-known actors. The Booth family name was well known throughout th
However, after many more plans fell through the planning was put on hold for awhile. opened the door to the president's seat and shot President Lincoln in the back of the head. Booth quickly made up a plan on how to execute the murders. He preserved the union, emancipated the slaves, led the country through the Civil War and still helped heal the wounds after the great war ended through his lenient punishment of the Confederacy and help in rebuilding the South. Booth learned that Lincoln was going to attend a !play at the Campbell hospital just outside of Washington on the night of March 17, 1865. His acting career took off and he soon became a wealthy man. John Wilkes Booth was just as strange and shortened his given name to just John Wilkes after a poor performance so as not to disgrace his family name. Within a couple of months he had found a small group of men who were willing to go through with the act. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. On November 9, 1863 Lincoln saw him in the play The Marble Heart at Ford's Theatre. That is the last speech he will ever make.
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