Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Tema	Anglų kalba
Tipas	Prezentacija
Aprašymas	PowerPoint pristatymas (anglų kalba). Abraomo Linkolno nužudymas. The Victim. The Assassin. The Beginning. First Attempt. Second Attempt. Lincoln’s Second Inauguration:A change of plans. April 14, 1865. The End of Lincoln. Lincoln Dead.
Patalpinta	2009-02-25
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Abraham Lincoln
Born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky
In 1842, he married Mary Todd a women from Lexington, Kentucky
In 1847, Lincoln was elected to the House of Representatives
In 1856, he went to the ran against Stephen A. Douglas in a losing effort to get to the U.S Senate as a Republican
In 1860, he ran for President against Stephen Douglas and won the election
John Wilkes Booth
Born May, 10 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland--a Southern city
Began interest in theatrics in 1855 at the Charles Street Theater in Baltimore
Booth became a common actor at the theater
In September 1858 Booth moved to Richmond, Virginia to act at the Marshall Theater
At Richmond, Booth became accustomed and sympathized to the southern politics
Booth never joined the Confederate army but did smuggle medical supplies from the North during the Civil War

The Plot: Summer 1864
Booth developed plans to give the Confederates an advantage in the war
Planned to kidnap Lincoln with a group of friends
Wanted to hold Lincoln for ransom to free Confederates
Co-conspirators included Samuel Arnold, Michael O’Laughlen, John Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt and David Harold with the help of Dr. Samuel Mudd
Booth would use John Surratt’s wife Mary Surratt’s boarding house to hold his meetings about his plans

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