The Assassination of President LincolnThe assassination of President Lincoln was so tragic because Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth both thought they were doing the right thing. Abraham Lincoln wanted freedom for all because he thought it was right. He knew that not everyone agreed and that this was why America was in civil war, but he felt it was the right thing to do. John Wilkes Booth believed that there should be slaves in the South and strongly disagreed with President Lincoln. He thought everyone really agreed with his way of thinking but were too afraid to stop him. John Wilkes Booth thought he was doing the right thing, he thought people would love and honor him for killing Lincoln. It's interesting how different people can have such different views on the same events. Abraham Lincoln knew he was going to die for his beliefs and he did. John Wilkes Booth thought he would be honored for killing President Lincoln, but he was not. When the South found out that Lincoln had been elected president, they were upset because they thought he was going to take away all their slaves and they would run. they no longer have money for their business. In three months, seven states seceded from the union. “We the People of the State of South Carolina, assembled in Convention, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordered, that the Ordinance passed by us in Convention on the Twenty-third day of May of the year Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, by which the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, together with all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying the amendments thereto Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the uni...... middle of paper......The work cited "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln". History.com. A&E Television Networks, and Web. December 3, 2013. “Biography of John Wilkes Booth.” Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, and Web. December 6, 2013. “Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction.” Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction. Np, and Web. January 20, 2014. “O’Reilly, Bill. Lincoln's Last Days. Np: np, nd Print. “Facts about Abraham Lincoln.” Facts about Abraham Lincoln. Np, and Web. January 18, 2014. “The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators.” The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators. Np, and Web. January 21, 2014. “Abraham Lincoln (President of the United States). » Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. January 21, 2014. “The Assassination of President Lincoln.” » The assassination of President Lincoln. Np, and Web. January 21. 2014.