Reflection On The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

At number five I have the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. This was very hard for the Americans. They had just barely got done with a war. They lost about 600,000 men and most were from the south. John Wilkes Booth and a few others blamed Lincoln for the loss of these soldiers. So, Booth and his followers went to Ford’s theater and assassinated Lincoln. They tried to assassinate others but they had failed. This was the first assassination of a president and it told us that we need more protection for our presidents. It also reminded many people that just because the war is over it doesn’t mean there won’t still be fighting.

I would have the death of Osama Bin Laden at number four. He was a very horrible man. He lived to kill and murder people. …show more content…
Before, all the colonists were under control of Britain. After the French and Indian war the British were way under debt. So, they created acts to tax the colonist so they could pay for the war. Soon these acts started getting out of hand and the colonists started to rebel. After a while the Americans wanted Independence so then began the revolutionary war. There were many battles in the war and both sides won many battles. In the end the Americans won the war and gained Independance. This was important because it lead up to us being our own country. If this war didn’t happen then we would still be under control of Britain.

I have the Civil War at number two. The arguing over slavery was one of the main causes of the Civil War. People in the south believed the blacks weren’t people and should be used like barn animals. They knew the only way they could solve this, is war. This was very hard for America. Over time they were fighting back and forth. In the end over 600,000 people died. This was very tragic to the Americans and it was a very scary time. The civil war was a very important event because it helped us come together and realize we can’t fight and we need to all work together as a