Presidential Assassinations: Who were the four presidents assassinated while in office? And why do you think these events are significant? – Pg. 137 – Pg. 234 – Pg. 278 – Pg. 607 Thurs, 9/24/14

Assassination of Lincoln April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater a little after 10 p.m. Thurs, 9/24/14

Assassination of Lincoln Five days earlier, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrender the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederacy) to Gen U.S. Grant and his Army of the Potomac (Union). On the same evening, assassination attempts were also planned for the following: – Vice President Andrew Johnson by George Atzerodt – Secretary of State William Seward by Lewis Powell

Assassinations & Transitions of Power April 14, 1865 – Abraham Lincoln is shot and killed. – April 15, 1865 – Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17 th President. July 2, 1881 shot, dies Sept. 19, 1881 – James Garfield dies – Sept. 19, 1881 – Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 21 st President. Sept. 14, 1901 – William McKinley is shot and killed. – Sept. 14, 1901 – Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26 th President. Nov. 22, 1963 – John F. Kennedy is shot and killed. – Nov. 22, 1963 – Lyndon Johnson becomes the 26 th President.

Presidential Election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican defeated John Adams, a Federalist in the first political change in the presidency in U.S. History. It was a peaceful transition of power. By comparison, the French Revolution, – July 14, 1789, Storming of the Bastille – Sept – July, 1794, Reign of Terror – 1799, Napoleon establishes the Consulate – France has four different constitutions during these 10 years

What is the common historical idea? Find the common historical idea in the following events: – Assassinations of U.S. Presidents: 1865, 1881, 1901, & 1963 – U.S. Presidential Election of 1800 – “Medal of Honor” Handout: commentary on the concession speech of Al Gore, Presidential Election of 2000