Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target

Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target

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History, Social Studies

11th Grade - University

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The video discusses the conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln. Initially, Booth and his group planned to kidnap Lincoln but shifted to assassination after the Confederate surrender. Booth successfully killed Lincoln at Ford's Theater, but his co-conspirators failed in their attempts to kill other officials. George Atzerodt, tasked with killing Vice President Johnson, lost his nerve, while Lewis Powell's attempt on Secretary of State Seward was unsuccessful. Both Atzerodt and Powell were later charged and sentenced to hang.

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What happened to the other conspirators involved in the assassination plot?

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Explain the assassination attempt on Secretary of State William Seward.

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