The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

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History, Social Studies

6th - 12th Grade

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The video details the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. It begins with Lincoln's prophetic dream and Booth's background as a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer. Initially planning to kidnap Lincoln, Booth and his co-conspirators shifted to assassination after the Civil War ended. The assassination took place at Ford's Theater, where Booth shot Lincoln. Booth fled but was captured and killed 11 days later. The video concludes with the trial and execution of the conspirators and the historical impact of Lincoln's assassination.

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