Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Research Paper
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Did you know that John Wilkes Booth’s original plan was to kidnap Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Booth snuck into the presidential booth and shot Lincoln in the head with a pistol. Escaping Booth broke his leg, but worked through the pain. Booth was captured 12 days later. The morning of April 15, Abraham Lincoln died. The assassination of Lincoln shocked the country. He was the first president to be assassinated. Even though John Wilkes Booth was desperate, the assassination of him was unjustified because John Wilkes Booth didn't have to kill him for his stand on politics and no power over the decision for Lincoln to win the election. Abraham Lincoln’s main stand on politics were to abolish slavery and give more rights to African-Americans.“The North's victory meant the end of slavery in the South, a land …show more content…
Booth loved” (Tousignant). The Confederates didn’t want slavery to end. ”For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners. ” (Mierau). The spark of the plot to kill the president was when North won the Civil War. Since Booth was a Confederate, he had some disagreements with Lincoln’s points. John Booth has no control over what Abraham Lincoln does in his presidency.
“He publicly announced his support for limited black suffrage in Louisiana” (“Lincoln, Abraham”). Booth disagreed with Lincoln’s support of black suffrage or even abolishing slavery. “This open defiance of conservative opinion could only have strengthened the resolve of one in his audience, John Wilkes Booth” (“Lincoln, Abraham”). Booth did not like that Lincoln was trying to help African-Americans. He would've kidnapped him, but those plans changed. Booth was desperate.“For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners.” (Mierau) Booth had to do something. “With Confederate general Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, Booth became desperate. Our cause being almost lost, he wrote in his diary, something decisive and great must be done.” (Mierau). Booth became desperate, he had to do what was right for the Confederacy. The assassination was out of
desperation. Furthermore, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was no accident. Although John’s plan before was to abduct him, John’s viewpoints about slavery and the way Lincoln wanted to rule the country were no reason to kill an innocent man. Abraham Lincoln was the first president assassinated. Lincoln supported African-Americans and wanted black suffrage.Additionally, though Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, slavery still was abolished. No matter what happened to Lincoln, slavery would have still been abolished. The world would be different if Abraham Lincoln wasn't assassinated.
Did you know that John Wilkes Booth’s original plan was to kidnap Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Booth snuck into the presidential booth and shot Lincoln in the head with a pistol. Escaping Booth broke his leg, but worked through the pain. Booth was captured 12 days later. The morning of April 15, Abraham Lincoln died. The assassination of Lincoln shocked the country. He was the first president to be assassinated. Even though John Wilkes Booth was desperate, the assassination of him was unjustified because John Wilkes Booth didn't have to kill him for his stand on politics and no power over the decision for Lincoln to win the election. Abraham Lincoln’s main stand on politics were to abolish slavery and give more rights to African-Americans.“The North's victory meant the end of slavery in the South, a land …show more content…
Booth loved” (Tousignant). The Confederates didn’t want slavery to end. ”For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners. ” (Mierau). The spark of the plot to kill the president was when North won the Civil War. Since Booth was a Confederate, he had some disagreements with Lincoln’s points. John Booth has no control over what Abraham Lincoln does in his presidency.
“He publicly announced his support for limited black suffrage in Louisiana” (“Lincoln, Abraham”). Booth disagreed with Lincoln’s support of black suffrage or even abolishing slavery. “This open defiance of conservative opinion could only have strengthened the resolve of one in his audience, John Wilkes Booth” (“Lincoln, Abraham”). Booth did not like that Lincoln was trying to help African-Americans. He would've kidnapped him, but those plans changed. Booth was desperate.“For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners.” (Mierau) Booth had to do something. “With Confederate general Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, Booth became desperate. Our cause being almost lost, he wrote in his diary, something decisive and great must be done.” (Mierau). Booth became desperate, he had to do what was right for the Confederacy. The assassination was out of
desperation. Furthermore, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was no accident. Although John’s plan before was to abduct him, John’s viewpoints about slavery and the way Lincoln wanted to rule the country were no reason to kill an innocent man. Abraham Lincoln was the first president assassinated. Lincoln supported African-Americans and wanted black suffrage.Additionally, though Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, slavery still was abolished. No matter what happened to Lincoln, slavery would have still been abolished. The world would be different if Abraham Lincoln wasn't assassinated.