1. Abraham Lincoln

2. Qualifications Raised Poor Self-Educated Lawyer in Illinois
Whig Party Leader
State Legislator
Promoted Industrialization

3. Presidency Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address
Fought Against Harsher Treatment of the Defeated South
Pro Industrialization and Modernization of US
Ranked as One of the Top US Presidents

4. Assassination John Wilkes Booth 6 Days After Confederate Surrender
Well Known Actor
Confederate Secret Services Connections
6 Days After Confederate Surrender
Ford’s Theater
General Grant Decides Not to Go at the Last Minute
Body Guard Leaves
Shoots Lincoln in the Back of Head, Rathbone Fights, Booth Stabs and Escapes
Union Army Finds 10 Days Later and Kills
Lincoln Dies after a 9-Hour Coma