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John Wilkes Booth was on the run after killing President Lincoln. He was a target and the people who helped him were also on the run.
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Location: Washington D.C.
When (the year): 1865.
It takes place around April 9th and the 26th of April, but there were events that were earlier. -
Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States at that time.
John Wilkes Booth: He was the assassin of President Lincoln.
Mary Surratt: She helps John Wilkes Booth with the plan of killing Lincoln.
David Herold: A man who was in the Sewage House disaster.
Lewis Powell: He helps John Wilkes Booth by trying to kill Lincoln.
George Atzerodt: He helps John Wilkes Booth with the killing of Lincoln. -
John Wilkes Booth wanted to kidnap Lincoln to win the war for the south. He also tried to kill Lincoln but failed a few times.
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John Wilkes Booth wanted to kill the government, while Lincoln was sent death threats and poisoned fruits.
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John Wilkes Booth went to the theater to get his redemption on Lincoln. ( He didn't agree that Lincoln should be president).
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John Wilkes Booth tried to kill Lincoln's cabinet officers. He came up with a plan to kill these people but he failed.
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At the theater, John Wilkes Booth looked for Lincoln. He saw Lincoln and makes his move by shooting Lincoln.
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John Wilkes Booth had a plan for killing these people. He decided to kill Lincoln and avoid the police.
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Lewis Powell tried to kill the secretary of State Seward. This was William Seward.
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An issue of the National Police Gazette showed scenes of the attacks. ( They showed Lincoln getting shot and John Wilkes Booth jumping off the stage of the theater).
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John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln and Lincoln dies in his death bed.
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David Herold was happy that he escaped the Sewage House Disaster.
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Stanton goes to the police to find the assassinators.
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John Wilkes Booth finds a place to hide from the police.
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John Wilkes Booth breaks his leg and worries if this could be the end of his life.
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George Atzerodt was arrested for helping Booth kill Lincoln or plan Lincoln's abduction.
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They found one of Lincoln's killers and seized him. (The police killed him).
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Lincoln's killers were trying to run away from the crime while the police were searching for them.
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John Wilkes Booth was FINALLY killed for murdering Lincoln. (What a relief for Lincoln's family because they got justice and Lincoln was avenged).
