John Wilkes Booth- Bianca
Period 7 Mrs.Larkin
Personal Background Information
- This is John Wilkes Booth
- Born May 10, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland, United States
- Died April 26, 1865
- Booth was assassinated by Thomas P. Corbett on his way to the Court House about Lincolns assassination
- He was a Southern Sympathizer
- Booth was a actor
- He had 11 siblings 5 girls 6 boys
mother (Mary Ann Halmes Book)
Farther ( Junuis Brutus Booth)
Contributions to Society
- Native talent enabled him to win acclaim as a Shakespearean actor
- He thought by killing the president he was helping his country but he really wasn't
- His politics were the Southern Sympathizers and his business was being a Shakespeare actor
- His accomplishments were killing Abraham Lincoln because he thought we should have slaves and not let them free
- During his life time he did not do any charity work
Legacy
- John impacted the world today because he killed one of the greatest presidents
- Booth will be remembered by being the assassin of Lincoln because he disliked him
- John inspired Southern Sympathizers who disliked Lincolns thoughts on slavery
- Nothing has been accomplished by others because Lincoln freed the slaves so the only thing that happened was it made the Southerners mad
- John Wilkes Booth matters because he killed the president Lincoln because John thought he was right about slaves.
The Confederate Flag
Booth killing Abraham Lincoln
Jumping off the stage after assassinating Lincoln
Fun Facts
- John's last words before dying were " Tell mother... I died for my country"
- He broke his leg jumping off the stage and yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis!" which means Thus always to tyrants
work cited
go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=cran76793&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CK1631000796&it=r&asid=e70368169e3ad1882e027216b77c4c86. Accessed 7 Nov.