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By murdering the president and two of his possible candidates for president, Booth hoped to throw the U.S. government into chaos.

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Booth and several associates hatched a plan to kidnap the president and take him to Richmond, which at the time was the Confederate capital. However, on March 20, 1865, the day of the planned kidnapping, Lincoln wasn't at the planned spot where Booth and his six fellow associates were. Therefore, Booth decided to simply assassinate Lincoln.

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This miniature pistol belonged to Booth, which was used to kill Lincoln.

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The term "break a leg" came from John Wilkes Booth in the duration of his assassination.

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How did this change the outcome of the war?

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How did this change the outcome of the war?

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Abraham Lincoln wanted to bring forth a united country. Even throughout the war, all he wanted was to keep the country together. His death meant that the solution for reconstruction was open for someone else to impose--bringing the end to the war.

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This theory among other theory's; Abraham Lincoln was killed as a result of his monetary policies. John Wilkes Booth would be seen as a hired gun. In its simplest terms, the theory is that Lincoln needed money to finance the Civil War. Letters from his wife (Mary Todd Lincoln) and more still couldn't trace back to the murder that was commented.

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511 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 -- Ford's Theatre

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John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, shot President Lincoln. However, Confederate theorists feel Judah Benjamin, the Confederate Secretary of State, was involved in the plot to kill Lincoln instead of J.W.B.

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On the night of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the current president of the United States, was attending a play at the Ford's Theatre watching a performance of, "My American Cousin." However, the play didn't go as planned as a result of one shocking event; the assassination of the president.