The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln By Connor Ryan.
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
By Connor Ryan
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Background on the shooter• Born May 10, 1838 in Maryland
• Began interest in theatrics in 1855 and became an actor at the theatre
• September 1858 Booth moved to Richmond Virginia to act at the Marshall theatre
• Booth didn't’t join the confederates however he did smuggle medical supplies from the north
• Booth Previously performed in plays for President. Lincoln
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The Plan
• The original plan was not to kill president Lincoln. Instead Booths original plan was to kidnap the president to give the confederates an advantage
• Within this plan Booth wanted to hold Lincoln for ransom in order to free confederate prisoners of war
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Change in plan• There was a number of failed attempts at kidnapping the president
that eventually caused the plan to change.
• January 18, 1865 President Lincoln was supposed to go to a play at Ford’s theatre but did not appear
• The second attempt was on March 17, 1865 where Lincoln was going to appear at a play for the union troops within a hospital
• It was at Abraham Lincolns second Innauguration where booth decided that he would assassinate the president because he was angered about the Emanciation Proclamation
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The Assassination• April 14, 1865 Lincoln attended the play Our American Cousin and it was
there that President Lincoln was assassinated.
• Booth arrived an hour after Lincoln and brougt a derringer and a hunting knife.
• At the time Lincolns body guard wasn’t present
• Booth went up through the backstage stairs and pointed the gun at the back of Lincolns head and fired.
• Booth jumped off the balcony and yelled “Sic Semper Tyrannis” after which he fled the city
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The End
• Unable to save him Abraham Lincoln died the next day on April 15th 1865
• One of the largest search parties was sent to find Booth and on April 26th 1865 he was trapped by federal troops within a barn. Booth refused to come out so the barn was set on fire. Booth stayed in the barn until he was shot to death.
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Video
• http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination