Abraham+Lincoln's+Assassination

My topic is the assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln**.**

__**What I already know**__
 * Who?-** Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States assassinated By John Wilkes booth
 * What?-** Abraham Lincon being assassinated
 * Where?-** Ford's theatre
 * When?-** In 1865
 * Why?-** John Wilkes Booth did not like Abraham Lincoln
 * How?-** Abraham Lincoln was shot

Who?-** Who helped John Wilkes Booth plan the assassination, if there was anyone?
 * __What I want to know__
 * What?-** What kind of gun did he use?
 * Where?-** Where did he run away to? Where did they find him?
 * When?-** When did he start planning on assassinating Lincoln?
 * Why?-** Why did he want to kill Lincoln?
 * How?-** How did he get away without anyone catching him?
 * How did this impact the Civil War, or how did the Civil War affect this?-** It made a lot of pwoples feelings go from happy to sad.

Who?-** I'll ask Mr. D for help in finding information about Lincolns assassination.
 * __My Research Strategy__
 * What?-** Websites, databases, books, libraries, and textbooks.
 * When?-** During or after class.
 * Where?-** Anywhere I can find information.
 * How?-** I'll use key words to know what to look up.

__**Key words for searching:**__ Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Assassination, John Wilkes Booth, Assassination, Ford Theatre

Abraham Lincolns Assassination influenced humanity because the tragedy was the first of its kind. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865 at Ford's Theatre.

President Abraham Lincoln was killed just 5 days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox courthouse. On April 14, 1865 Lincoln was at a play with his wife, Major Henry R. Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancee. As the play was in progress, somebody entered the Presidential Box, and shot Lincoln in the back of the head. Lincoln was a major aid in ending the war. He made many decisions leading to the end of the war. He was in many people's opinions the best president to have ever lived.

At the same time Lincoln was assassinated one of John Wilkes Booth accomplices killed the Secretary of State. Lincoln was taken back to Springfield, Illinois on a 1700 mile route. He was buried there, in his hometown in front of many Americans. John Wilkes booth, Lincolns assassin, was a 26 year old actor who was on the south's side. At almost the same time Lincoln was assassinated, the secretary of state was killed. "At almost the same moment Booth fired the fatal shot, his accomplice, Lewis Paine, attacked Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Henry Seward. Seward lay in bed, recovering from a carriage accident. Paine entered the mansion, claiming to have a delivery of medicine from the Secretary's doctor. Seward's son, Frederick, was brutally beaten while trying to keep Paine from his father's door. Paine slashed the Secretary's throat twice, then fought his way past Seward's son Augustus, an attending hospital corps veteran, and a State Department messenger.(Lincoln papers)"

John Wilkes Booth escaped at first but was trapped in a barn and was killed 11 days later either by himself or a soldier. He had 8 accomplices. All the conspirators were seen in a military commission. The trial lasted for almost 2 months. Everybody was found guilty and Atzerodt, Paine, Herold, and Mrs. Surratt were hanged a week after the trial ended. The other 4 Spangler, Arnold, Mudd, and O'Laughlin, got a life sentence in jail. There were some mistakes but everything was worked out.