What do you know about Lincoln's assassination?

Question

How did it affect Americans? What were their opinions on this tragic event?

Answer 1

compare it to Kennedy's assassination look how similar they were
Lincoln and Kennedy
were both concerned with civil rights
Lincoln was elected in 1860 Kennedy 1960
They were both killed on Friday in the presence of there wives
both shot from behind in the back of the head
there successors were both named Jonson and were both in the senate and both were souther democrats
both of there assassinations were killed before going to trial
Lincolns Successor was born in 1808 and Kennedy's in 1908
both of there murders favored unpopular ideas
both the presidents lost children while in office
Lincoln's sectary named Kennedy told him not to go to the theater
Kennedy secretary named Lincoln told him not to go to Dallas
Lincoln assassin shot him in a theater and ran to a warehouse
Kennedy assassin shot him in a warehouse and ran to a theater
Lincoln and Kennedy names both contain 7 letters
Lincoln's murder Andrew Johnson and Kennedy's murder Lee Harvey Oswald names both contain 15 letters

Answer 2

America was plunged into severe grief as well as a determination to punish the south. The severe Reconstruction set up by the Congress was partly a result of this anger towards the south. It began with the execution of the so-called conspirators with Booth, it continued with the execution of Colonel Wirz (Wirtz?) of Andersonville prison. Then they tried to impeach President Johnson. Americans idolized and nearly canonized Lincoln after his death.

Answer 3

Also he was trying to get rid of British Control through the banking system as both John and Bobby Kennedy wanted to do.

Answer 4

thearte attendence went down