As many know, on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth tried to kill President Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theater but failed and killed Henry Rathbone.
Booth tried to escape but was captured and shot, the country was shocked and weakened by the news of the assassination attempt and the Confederate United States was dissolved at the end of the month. Lincoln was president until 1869 and achieved reforms that benefited the slaves.
What if the assassination attempt had been successful? What would the country's reaction be like? Could the Confederation recover from the coup or would it still be dissolved? Who would the presidents be after 1865?
Booth tried to escape but was captured and shot, the country was shocked and weakened by the news of the assassination attempt and the Confederate United States was dissolved at the end of the month. Lincoln was president until 1869 and achieved reforms that benefited the slaves.
What if the assassination attempt had been successful? What would the country's reaction be like? Could the Confederation recover from the coup or would it still be dissolved? Who would the presidents be after 1865?
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