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Who did Booth and his group plan to kidnap?
Booth and his group planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln.
Who did John Wilkes Booth plan to kidnap?
Abraham Lincoln
Who did Booth and his group plan to hidnap?
John Wilkes Booth and members of his conspiracy had originally hoped to kidnap Lincoln and hold him for ransom. The attempt(s) to do this were unsuccessful. After that, the kidnap plan became an assassination plan, in hopes of ending the war, and allowing the Confederate States of America to continue as a government separate from the Union.
Did John Wilkes Booth have a different plan besides shooting Lincoln?
Yes, one of the original plans was to kidnap Lincoln
How many days was John Wilkes Booth on the run after he shot Abraham Lincoln?
5 hours On the day of the assassination, Booth was working with others to kidnap Lincoln. At 1 pm, Booth was to meet with the kidnappers at a tavern to finalize the plan. Booth was detained; he didn't arrive until almost 5 p.m. He then discovered that half of his men got themselves drunk while waiting. The kidnapping plan had to be called off. Shortly after 5 pm, Booth was talked into killing Lincoln, Johnson, and Seward. At 8 pm, Booth met with three other men to plan the killings. Booth was the only one to succeed. Lincoln was shot at 10:15 p.m.
Who did John Wilkes Booth want to kidnap?
Abraham Lincoln but later he ended up shooting and killing him.
Which man organized plan to kill Lincoln?
Washington DC based actor, John Wilkes Booth headed a conspiracy that had first planned to kidnap President Lincoln. Later after Robert E. Lee's surrender, Booth changed his plans from a kidnapping to an assassination of President Lincoln. His co-conspirators were to kill the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War. Only Booth was successful. He was soon hunted down and was killed in Maryland.
Did john Wilkes booth kill someone before he killed Abraham Lincoln?
No - and thoughts of Lincoln were first a kidnap plot, not assassination
Why did Booth's original plan to kidnap Lincoln fail?
Because he was an actor, not a politician, and was really just wanting to make a dramatic gesture that would go down in history. Because he took away a life of someone who was dedicated to his country
Who organized the plan to kill president Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth organized the plan to kill President Abraham Lincoln.
What booth plan exchange Lincoln for?
cash money
Who did booth and his group kidnap?
John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators kidnapped Secretary of State William H. Seward in an attempt to leverage his release for the Confederacy's benefit during the Civil War. However, their plan ultimately failed, and instead of a kidnapping, Booth is more famously known for assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. The kidnapping plot was part of a broader conspiracy that included plans to assassinate several high-ranking officials.
