PPT-President Lincoln’s Assassination

John Wilkes Booth Born on May 10 1838 in Maryland the 9th of 10 children He was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everything Booth was against. A tiny clipping from a new spaper mailed without comme nt from a secret band of terrorists in Zagreb capital of Croatia to their comrades in Belgrade was the torch which set the world afire with war in 1914 That bit of paper wrecked old proud e L/O – To explain the significance of MLK’s death to the Civil Rights Movement. Political Assassinations of the 1960s. During the 1960s, several important US political figures were . assassinated. 16th President of The United States of America. «Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.» . Family and . childhood. :. Early . More Than a President. By Barb Baumann. 2009. Childhood Jobs in Kentucky. While Abraham Lincoln was at Sinking Springs, Kentucky, he was so young that he was unable to help with household chores. . 1960-1961. Belgian Control of the Congo: 1884-1960 . Decolonization in Africa. Pressure for Independence. Patrice Lumumba at the round table in Belgium, 1960. An Independent Congolese Government. Patrice Lumumba. ♦Who was Abraham Lincoln?♦. Abraham Lincoln was a important man. He had a bad education , but it . did not . affect . him. He . b. ecame . the president, and He helped abolish slavery.. ♦Childhood♦ . STOP EXPANSION. OF SLAVERY. DOUGLAS. NORTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY. BELL. CONSTITUTIONAL . UNION PARTY (PRESERVE THE UNION). BRECKINRIDGE. SOUTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . ADD CUBA & . EXPAND SLAVERY. Book by John Hay; Michael Burlingame. PowerPoint by Katherine Bogart and Brandon Hipsher. John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905). John Hay was a private secretary and assistant to Abraham . Objective. Explain the events of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the African-American racism struggle, and the various inventions and big business of the late 19. th. and early 20. th. century. Guided Note Questions. By Barb Baumann. 2009. Childhood . Jobs in Kentucky. While Abraham Lincoln was at Sinking Springs, Kentucky, he was so young that he was unable to help with household chores. . While at Knob Creek Farm, Lincoln was age 2 ½ to almost 8. It was here that he was first able to help his parents, and he did so by fetching water, carrying firewood, and helping to plant the garden. It is likely that he also brought home fish to eat—those he caught at Knob Creek.. By: Autumn, Ashely, Chad, and Griffin. Abraham Lincoln . Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. Lincoln went through minimal schooling due to him being busy attempting to support his family. Lincoln became involved in politics when he began to support the Whig Party, he later became a legislature for the state of Illinois. . US History. Ms. Gibson. What would the nation need to focus on after the Civil War?. After four years of bloody, bitter fighting the Union won the Civil . War. The nation now . had to be put back . together (aka Reconstruction). Facts, Fiction and Frankly Craziness. Class 2 – . Dramatis personae . Jim Dunphy. dunphyjj@aol.com. 1. Intro . In this class, we will look at . 20. + people involved in the Lincoln Assassination, both before the event and their eventual fates. . ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Honest Abe” ABRAHAM LINCOLN Who was Abraham Lincoln? Where was he from? When did he live? What did he do? Why is he famous? America’s 16 th President Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was the United State’s greatest president.