Abraham Lincoln’s assassination greatly affected the lives of all Americans at that time because the nation had just come out of the Civil War. Booth was an actor, trained to lead a double life while Lincoln studied hard and had the skills to unite the country again. If this were a play, both men clearly played the right characters.
The man who shot Abraham Lincoln was named John Wilkes Booth. He was born on May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland into a family of actors, according to the author of “Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination” on history.com. Booth was raised on a farm and attended private school. During the Civil War, he remained sided with the north because he wanted to start up his acting career and then he made his acting debut at the …show more content…
His parents were Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln and his siblings were named Sarah and Thomas as stated by writer of “Abraham Lincoln” on historynet.com. When Lincoln was two years old, his family moved. Later when he was seven years old they moved again. On October 5, 1818, his mother died of milk sickness. When Lincoln was 21, he move to Illinois and “performed odd jobs”. Lincoln was 33 years old when he married Mary Todd. Before his presidency, Lincoln had a successful career as a lawyer and a politician in Illinois. Lincoln was in the “House of Representatives” in 1846, but he did not run for re-election in 1848 so that he could run for President of the United States. Lincoln’s accomplishments were that he served four terms in Illinois legislation, he was a member of the US “House of Representatives”, he was the 16th President of the United States and he was the Commander-in-Chief during the Civil War. He played a key role in ending slavery. On April 15, 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes …show more content…
This “foiled their planned abduction,” quoted by history.com. Richmond fell to Union forces, so Booth came up with a new plan to save the Confederacy. On April 14, 1865, Booth masterminded a plan “even more diabolical than kidnapping,” also according to history.com. Booth thought killing Lincoln would aid the South, but it did the
The man who shot Abraham Lincoln was named John Wilkes Booth. He was born on May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland into a family of actors, according to the author of “Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination” on history.com. Booth was raised on a farm and attended private school. During the Civil War, he remained sided with the north because he wanted to start up his acting career and then he made his acting debut at the …show more content…
His parents were Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln and his siblings were named Sarah and Thomas as stated by writer of “Abraham Lincoln” on historynet.com. When Lincoln was two years old, his family moved. Later when he was seven years old they moved again. On October 5, 1818, his mother died of milk sickness. When Lincoln was 21, he move to Illinois and “performed odd jobs”. Lincoln was 33 years old when he married Mary Todd. Before his presidency, Lincoln had a successful career as a lawyer and a politician in Illinois. Lincoln was in the “House of Representatives” in 1846, but he did not run for re-election in 1848 so that he could run for President of the United States. Lincoln’s accomplishments were that he served four terms in Illinois legislation, he was a member of the US “House of Representatives”, he was the 16th President of the United States and he was the Commander-in-Chief during the Civil War. He played a key role in ending slavery. On April 15, 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes …show more content…
This “foiled their planned abduction,” quoted by history.com. Richmond fell to Union forces, so Booth came up with a new plan to save the Confederacy. On April 14, 1865, Booth masterminded a plan “even more diabolical than kidnapping,” also according to history.com. Booth thought killing Lincoln would aid the South, but it did the