On April 14, 1865, after the civil war ended, President Abraham went out to see a play, like most of the citizens of the North, celebrating the end of all the negativity. Little do they know their fight is far from over. On this April evening, Lincoln, his wife and General and Mrs. Grant attended a play at Ford’s theatre. At 10:15 pm, John Wilkes Booth went into their box and shot the president in the back of the head. He ran away and was not captured until several days later. President Lincoln ended up passing away the next morning at 7:22 am. So, why did this happen, was Booth in his right mind? Or, was there real reasoning to the event. This assassination was indeed justified because Lincoln made controversial decisions, the North’s win,
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“Two days after the Civil War ended, Lincoln gave a speech outside the White House detailing his plans for peace and abolition of slavery,” (Caffrey, Assassination of Lincoln). In America, at the time, slavery was extremely controversial. The South was very for it, while the North opposed it. After the North won the war that concerned slavery, the South was furious. Lincoln was disliked by many for his decisions. Especially, when the Emancipation Proclamation was passed, which abolished slavery. It was almost expected that Lincoln was in some sort of danger at all times because of the hate. Therefore, it can be seen how someone might have wanted to hurt …show more content…
If there had not been a plot, it could have been explained a random, troubled, drunk man who happened to have a gun. Even this, is far off from what occurred that night in April. Along with Booth, “there were others who, if not complicit in the plan, were certainly aware,” according to Bogar and Richardson (28-29). Twelve people ended up being put on trial. They had an original plan as well. Booth was supposed to kidnap Lincoln. Then, the president would be held hostage until the Union released their captured Confederate soldiers. This fact explains how these people needed Lincoln to get what they wanted. In the end, the attackers still did not get what they wanted even though they went as far as they thought they needed to
“Two days after the Civil War ended, Lincoln gave a speech outside the White House detailing his plans for peace and abolition of slavery,” (Caffrey, Assassination of Lincoln). In America, at the time, slavery was extremely controversial. The South was very for it, while the North opposed it. After the North won the war that concerned slavery, the South was furious. Lincoln was disliked by many for his decisions. Especially, when the Emancipation Proclamation was passed, which abolished slavery. It was almost expected that Lincoln was in some sort of danger at all times because of the hate. Therefore, it can be seen how someone might have wanted to hurt …show more content…
If there had not been a plot, it could have been explained a random, troubled, drunk man who happened to have a gun. Even this, is far off from what occurred that night in April. Along with Booth, “there were others who, if not complicit in the plan, were certainly aware,” according to Bogar and Richardson (28-29). Twelve people ended up being put on trial. They had an original plan as well. Booth was supposed to kidnap Lincoln. Then, the president would be held hostage until the Union released their captured Confederate soldiers. This fact explains how these people needed Lincoln to get what they wanted. In the end, the attackers still did not get what they wanted even though they went as far as they thought they needed to