Edgar Jimenez Period 1 5-25-11 A Booth Kills Lincoln By: Edgar Jimenez Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. John Wilkins Booth created a plan to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln with two other men, Booth is part of a long family line of famous actor, he himself was an actor. Many people adored Booth for his talent in acting. Booth however believed that Lincoln was a tyrant, and needed to be killed to save the government and the old American ways. He Created a plan where the secretary of the state, Vice president and the President were all to be assassinated. These times are hard in America the decision to keep slavery or abolish it is a tough one, as it affects many people throughout America, The North and The South.
Genesis Villegas Mrs. Mia Reavis English 10 4 March, 2015 Booth “Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment” –John Wilkes Booth. On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Booth was a confederate spy who was against Lincoln's abolishment of slavery, therefore taking matters into his own hands. This assassination is one of the most famous of all time, because ever since Lincoln’s death, many people haven’t felt the same way about politics since. On May 10, 1838, John Wilkes Booth was born near Bel Air, Maryland.
He was arrested at his home in Maryland. He had supposedly been caught burning rail bridges prevent room for the Northern troops to come through the city. As you may know, the Habeas Corpus says that a person under arrest must be brought before a judge or into court. Lincoln didn’t obey anyone or the constitution at this time of the Civil War. Chief justice of the supreme court, also the judge had ordered Lincoln and the military to bring John Merryman before him.
Also he was being attacked from the War Democrats because they wanted more compromise and the Copperheads hated him all together. In 1863 Lincolns Gettysburg Address became the most quoted speech in American history. Just six days after surrendering of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee, Lincoln was shot and killed by Jon Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. marked the first ever assassination of any United State President and Lincoln is also known as the most decorated President and has been ranked by scholars as one on the greatest U.S. Presidents today (Wikipedia, 2011). Harriet Tubman was born as Araminta Ross March, 1822 and died on March 10, 1913, she was a very decorated African American she was a abolitionist, humanitarian, and was a spy for the Union Army
Part of Pinkerton's plan was to document any criminal offence, liabilities and security issues that may exist and report the matters to the business owners and law enforcement agencies” The Agency became most famous for the capture of a $700,000 Adams Express Company theft in 1866 and the assassination plot against future president Abraham Lincoln in February 1861 in Baltimore. Pinkerton was working a railroad investigation and came upon an assassination plot that was to transpire against future president Abraham Lincoln while attending an inauguration. Pinkerton warned Abraham Lincoln and his coworkers ahead of time in regard to the threat and Mr. Lincolns schedule was immediately altered due to Pinkerton’s
Johns father also believed that slaving African Americans was wrong and he also was accused of forcibly freeing slaves in 1798. When Brown became older he showed no interest in joining the militia and he’d rather pay a fine then join the military. In 1820 Brown married Dianthe Lusk, they had seven children when they were together with each other. She suffered mental illness along with Johns mother and other relatives all of which affected his sons later on in their life. Dianthe died in 1832 and within a year he
The battle of Celaya, which occurred from april 6-15 in 1915, would be one of the bloodiest battles of the revolution in which Villa was defeated.The United States, shortly after, would recognize Venustiano Carranza as the President of Mexico. Outraged with the betrayal of the United States, Villa would invade US soil in Columbus Ohio, and once again, would be defeated by US troops. For years to come, Villa would continue to build his army but never again regained the power he once had. In 1923 Villa was assassinated in the back seat of his car. Zapata, on the other hand, was also defeated and was also betrayed.
She came down from the heavens and told me that this was all of Poseidon’s illusion. She brought up the night when the oceans split and bright light appeared. She thought that Poseidon must’ve sent us through some portal that changed both the time period and the place of where we were. I thought it was our punishment from him for stabbing his son in the eye. In the dream the goddess also told me that I had to leave the island in a month because Poseidon will mind control all the inhabitance to kill us.
Abraham Lincoln Assassination Abraham Lincoln, or as others called him, “Honest Abe” and “Illinois Rail-Splitter” was most famous for guiding the country during the American Civil War. His leadership helped the north stay strong and defeat the South, keeping the country together. He also pushed for the freedom of all slaves throughout the nation. Abraham Lincoln came from simple beginnings. He was born in a single-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky.
CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR On 12 April 1861, a military unit representing the Confederate States of America, the seven southern states that had seceded from the Union, attacked Fort Sumter. The presence of the Union-controlled post in South Carolina provoked Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, to order strikes. Within two days, the commander stationed at Sumter surrendered. But the assault spurred United States President Abraham Lincoln to rally thousands of troops to crush what he viewed as an insurrection ripening in the South. With that, the Civil War began.