Because that person who shot him did not like some of the things Abraham Lincoln had changed for the USA .
Lincoln was shot at in the Ford Theatre.
After President Lincoln was shot, he was moved across the street.
The last name of the man who shot President Lincoln was Booth. John Wilkes Booth was an actor. He shot President Lincoln in Fords Theater on the opening night of "Our American Cousin" in 1865.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed on April 14, 1865.
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No US President was shot in 1875. Lincoln was shot and killed in 1865 and James Garfield in 1880.
I would say Reagan. Lincoln got shot. JFK got shot. The only president after that that got shot was Reagan.
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
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President Lincoln died only a few hours after being shot.