The Abraham Lincoln Assassination

1. The Abraham Lincoln Assassination By: Jackson Jerge

2. The Main Culprit • John Wilkes Booth was the main culprit killing Lincoln. Before John Wilkes Booth Shot Lincoln, Booth was a stage actor and a confederate sympathizer. After that, he joined a conspiracy that was going to kill William H. Seward, Andrew Johnson, and Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth had an easy assassination. The police guard who was supposed to guard the door to the presidential box left his post and went for a drink across the street.

3. The Doctor • Samuel Mudd was the doctor that helped John Wilkes Booth after he broke his leg. After when John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, he jumped off the balcony and broke his leg. Samuel Mudd didn’t know that Booth shot Lincoln when Booth came to him for help. So basically today, he is now referred as the person who helpedhim escape.

4. April 14th, 1865 • That was the day that Lincoln got killed. That was good Friday that day. That day, Lincoln was going to see a play with his wife. The play was called “Our American Wife”. The play happened in the evening. During the play, the biggest shock in America happened. The scene happened at Ford Theatre in Washington D.C

5. The End • Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln • Lincoln: A photobiography By Russell Freedman • http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln.html • Chasing Lincoln's Killer By James L. Swanson • Mr. Emmi • http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lincoln.htm • For more information: http://emmi09.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Jackson+Jerge