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Because of his views on slavery, Abraham Lincoln inspired both passionate supporters and equally vehement detractors. John Wilkes Booth despised Lincoln's desire to end slavery; Booth supported the Confederacy. After he assassinated Lincoln, Booth was surprised that the public opposed what he had done. He expected to be regarded as a hero.
He hoped to revive the spirit of the South and continue the War of Northern Agression.
John Wilkes Booth originally planned to kidnap Lincoln but then decided to shoot him.
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Where was John Wilkes Booth from?
John Wilkes Booth was from the state of Maryland. He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. John Wilkes Booth was killed in 1865.
How do you spell john wilks booth?
The assassin of President Abraham Lincoln was John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865).
Did John Wilkes Booth assassinate Lincoln by himself?
He carried out the act itself alone, but was involved with a larger plot to assassinate other high-ranking government officials.
What is the historical significance of the assassination of President Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Fords Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
What were the political and social differences of John Wilkes Booth and President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth was a well educated, wealthy and sophisticated Southern Democrat. Abraham Lincoln was a poorly educated but well read backwoods lawyer and a Republican politician.
Who was Abraham Lincoln's assassinate?
John Wilkes Booth
Who did john Wilkes boothe assassinate?
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
What president did John Wilkes Booth assassinate?
He assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Who did john Wilkes booth assassinate in the USA it was a president but which one?
Abraham Lincoln
Who did John Wilkes Booth want to assassinate?
United States President Abraham Lincoln.
What weapon was used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln with a .44 caliber Derringer.
Who did John Wilkes Booth assassinate in the US it was a president but which one?
Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the US.
Did Robert E. Lee assassinate Abraham Lincoln in Fords theater?
No. John Wilkes Booth was the man who planned and carried out the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Who assainated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln in the Ford Theatre.
Where did john Wilkes booth shoot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, in Washington DC
Who organized the plot to assassinate President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where did John Wilkes's Booth shoot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, in Washington DC
