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The short answer is John Wilkes Booth didn't agree with his views on slaves, and freedom.
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Who starred in Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater?
Popular actress of the time Laura Keene (real name Mary Frances Moss) starred in the performance of "Our American Cousin" during which President Abraham Lincoln was assasinated.
Who was the killer of Abraham Lincoln?
The name of Lincoln's killer was John Wilkes Booth.Lincoln was assasinated in a theater John came up behind him and shouted "Im gonna kill you!" a secound before he shot Lincoln in the head. John then hid in a warehouse until he was found
Who became president after Lincoln was assasinated?
Andrew Johnson was the US President after Abraham Lincoln.Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869. The vice president for Lincoln's second term, Andrew Johnson replaced Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President and became president after Lincoln was assassinated, sworn in three hours after Lincoln died in 1865. Andrew Johnson was the governor of Tennessee and one of the few Southern Senators to stay loyal to the Union during the Civil War. Johnson was elected to be Lincoln's running-mate for the 1864 election.
What was the effect of Abraham Lincoln's death?
A major effect was that the relations between the North and South worsened because Lincoln was all for becoming one nation again with no hard feelings but the other Northerners wanted to force the south to pay for what they did.
Where was Abraham assasinated?
President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head, at Ford's Theater in Washington DC, (by john wilkes booth), while watching the play: Our American Cousin. It was Good Friday, April 14, 1865 and he died the next morning on April 15, 1865. booth escaped, was tracked down and shot to death by Union soldiers in a barn in Virginia a few days later.
What did Abraham Lincoln do after he was done after his term?
Lincoln was assasinated.
Assasinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
How did Abraham Lincoln die and what happend?
He was assasinated by a guy in the back of the head
When was President Lincoln assasinated?
Good Friday, April 14, 1865
What play did Lincoln attend before being assasinated?
Our American Cousin
Which president die in office?
William Harrison (Pneumonia)Zachary Taylor (Acute Gastrointestinitis)Abraham Lincoln (Assasinated)James Garfield (Assasinated)William McKinley (Assasinated)Warren Harding (Heart Attack)Franklin Roosevelt (Cerebral Hemorrhage)John Kennedy (Assasinated)
What day was President Lincoln assasinated?
Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth.
Who was the first president to be assasinated?
Abraham Lincoln was the first US President to be assassinated.
Why was Abraham Lincoln not present for the official and of the civil war?
He was assasinated by John Wilkes Boothe
Where was president Lincoln assasinated?
Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C.Washington D.C. at fords theatre
What happened 5 days after the civil war ended?
Answer President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
What year was the first assassination of a president?
In 1867, President Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. President assasinated.
