Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was not justified because he was killed for helping the north win the civil war and abolishing slavery, although some southern sympathizers wanted to revive the confederate army and thought that killing Lincoln was the first step. The assassin who killed Lincoln was named John Wilkes Booth. He killed Lincoln while he was watching his show. John shot Lincoln in the back of the head. Making it even more unjust. A man should always have the right to face his killer. Lincoln should not have been killed for helping the north win the civil war. He was doing what he believed was right and he was right. He played a crucial role in the north and it’s victory. To help the North win he rallied the troops by giving his
Abraham Lincoln shouldn’t have been assassinated because he led the United States through the Civil War. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, “America will not be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” this proves Lincoln wanted to be strong and fight for the United States. Lincoln did not want his people to lose their strength or
“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally”. Abraham Lincoln helped end slavery by enforcing the 13th amendment better known as the Abolition Of Slavery. Abraham Lincoln helped americans whenever he could for example; gave speeches to motivate citizens and keep their heads straight. However people thought he was the cause of the reason of the civil war. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was unjust, because he helped abolish slavery, he try to help america whenever he could however; people thought he was the main cause of the Civil War.
President William McKinley’s death was unjustified because he was a caring man. He cared for the citizens of this country. He was caring for his wife and first lady, Ida McKinley, even though he had business to attend to, and though he had no choice but to go to these meetings and conferences, he still stayed by her side through her illness. He went to an event the night he was shot to celebrate America’s win in the Spanish American war. People say that President McKinley cared so much about the world and what its outcome would be in the future, that when people heard he was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz, they were out for his blood. When news came out the President McKinley died September 14, 1901, most of America was truly heartbroken.
“In general, the South reacted against the assassination of Lincoln. Confederate army veterans were particularly quick to express their abhorrence to the assassination. Most Southern newspaper editors also denounced the act of Booth and his accomplices. However, the Southern response was equally motivated out of sympathy for Lincoln and fears for the South, for they saw the reinstatement of President Johnson as a great calamity.” (Australia). The entire mourned the loss of the brilliance that was and could have been Lincoln. The long term effects of this monumental event are the deep rooted racial issues, country division, hostility, and the painfully slow reconstruction of our country. Lincoln had the ability to pacify both the North and the South. He was the man we need to make our nation whole again. As we can see from the way he handled the defeat of the Confederate, with respect and courtesy, he was the type of person who saw our country at its full potential. Decades after his death we were struggling with racial issues, division in the country, and overall hostility. One example is the occurrence of white officers shooting black young men and the effect it has the public. We can’t look at it the same as white shooting white, black shooting white, or black shooting black, because of the resentment left from this time period. It’s hard to say for sure because Lincoln didn’t have a chance to prove himself, but Lincoln had the potential to construct a nation that out shone ours today. He, better than anyone, could have brought our nation together and healed the wounds of the brother war. It hard to imagine what our country would have been like if Lincoln would of never been
We’re all familiar with the infamous assassination stories, but most of use would agree that assassinations are rarely justifiable. While many of the victims hold controversial political views with which their assassins disagree, it is nevertheless unjustifiable to kill anyone that has not posed a threat to you or someone else you care about. A perfect example of this occurring in American history is the assassination of John Lennon, a famous member of the Beatles. The assassination of John Lennon was unjustified because he was an inspiration to a lot of people and believed in peace around the world: however, his assassin believed because he wanted Lennon’s fame he should have been assassinated. John Lennon was assassinated on December 8, 1980.
Finally, some might say that Lincoln’s death was a good thing because it put many criminals to justice. For example, “It captured many criminals of the confederate army.” (Source 4). For example, “JWB was captured after the assassination.” (Source 3). This does prove that criminals were brought to justice because of their actions. However, there are many criminals across the country and just because we caught some of them it doesn’t mean that it is more important than how Lincoln’s death affected the country.
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while at Ford’s Theatre. This is a widely known fact, but many facts leading up to his assassination are not commonly known. Why was he assassinated? What was the plan? What was really suppose to happen that dreadful night? How did Booth get away? What happened to Booth? All of these questions have answers. The political execution of Lincoln was a fully developed and planned out scheme.
Lincoln’s assassination was unjustified because it doesn’t make sense for someone to kill because of different views politically or in general. When Booth heard Lincoln’s speech about his plans for peace and reconstruction.
The Union was very fragile, one mistake by Lincoln and the border states would leave, and join the confederacy. “He was attacked on all sides: by abolitionist, Negrophobes, states-righters, strict constructionists, radicals, conservatives, armchair strategist, and by people who just did not like his looks or resented his story telling.” He was being pressured from all sides, but was still calm and collective in leading the union against the confederacy. Lincoln was a very reasonable man, he was known for giving a lot of pardons out, but was often criticized by many. A mother came into the White House to ask Lincoln if he could pardon her son from war because he was all she had left. Lincoln did not hesitate, he simply signed the papers and helped save a family. That shows the type of man he was. Even though there was a war going on he still had the compassion not to take a mother only
Lincoln’s assassination damaged the north’s and south’s relationship, increasing the north’s hate toward the south. His death gave the Radical Republicans more freedom to punish the south. And it put Andrew Johnson in charge who also wanted to punish the south and had a very bad relationship with the Congressmen. Without President Lincoln, the process of reconstruction took 12 years. If Lincoln were still alive during that time maybe many of the things that happened wouldn’t have. He could’ve controlled the Radicals, saved the relationships of the north and south, stopped much of the racism and racial groups like the KKK, and President Johnson wouldn’t have been in charge. In conclusion, Lincoln’s untimely death had a massive impact on slowing down reconstruction.
John F. Kennedy’s assassination was not justified because he impacted America through his support of the civil rights movement and he confronted the car war tension in Cuba and Vietnam; however some were threatened because he had ties with the mafia. John F. Kennedy didn’t focus on civil rights until his last few months of presidency. John F. Kennedy and Sam Giancana were working together. Sam Giancana was head of the Chicago crime syndicate. People believed that Giancana helped Kennedy win the 1960 west Virginia primary. During Kennedy’s presidency there was a rumor that the mob wanted to kill a cuban leader.
An Eyewitness Account of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination is the first-hand account from General Sawyer. General Sawyer attended Ford’s Theater with a friend the night of the assassination. The source was written after the assassination that night in Sawyer’s hotel room. After watching the first act of the play Sawyer and his friend Bates moved up to the private box so he was easy to spot. Sawyer sat across from his private box to try and get a better view of Lincoln. “After sitting there a few minutes a report of a pistol was heard and a man of about 5 ft. 9 inches dressed in a black suit of clothes leaped onto the stage apparently from the President’s strike the stage fairly on his feet, but appeared to stumble slightly…Every one leaped to
John Wilkes Booth and his fellow conspirators planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln on March 20, 1865, but on that day the president did not arrive at the location they thought he would. Once Booth figured out that Lincoln was going to Ford’s Theater he and his conspirators planned to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and William H. Seward (“Abraham”/history.com). Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. As the president could not escape the southern sympathizers the nation was lead through its darkest hour when our 16th president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Have you ever wondered what modern day America would be like if we continued the use of slaves? Well thanks to Abraham Lincoln, we don't have to imagine that horrific reality. So because of that, he should be thought of as a hero to all people in America.
To conclude, President Lincoln has done a lot for this nation. This Civil War was one of the biggest parts of history and has impacted society and the leaders of our nation majorly. Without the Civil War we would not be the nation we are