Propose A List Of Reasons Lincoln Decided To Attend The Theater

Part Three: Lincoln’s Last Days( pages 93-184)

Propose a list of reasons Lincoln decided to attend the theater on the fateful nights of April 14. How could one decision have changed history?

Some reasons Lincoln might have decided to attend the theater are because his wife wanted to go, he needed a break from work, or he wanted to celebrate the Union victory. “This event, Mary decides, is something not to be missed,” this is stated in chapter 22 and it tells us that it is important so Lincoln doesn't want to miss it. It also says, “ By this time, Lincoln is overdue at the War Department. He also Has a cabinet meeting scheduled in just over an hour,” which means he had and still has a ton of work to do from the war ending. If he decided not to go or to bring more security then he could have lived and maybe changed our world for better or for worse.

How was Lincoln’s last cabinet meeting a good example of his leadership skills and style?

Lincoln’s last cabinet meeting was a good example of his leadership skills and style because he showed how he could take charge, discuss, and make good decisions, while still being a good friend and leader. On page 106 it says, “ Lincoln guides the dialogue,

Telegraphs were used to aid it but there were little lines running through were the teams were located. In chapter 46 it says, “...but his efforts to send and receive messages are hampered by the lack of telegraph lines through the Maryland and northern Virginia countryside,” which meant they still weren't able to communicate unless they got to somewhere with telegraph lines. “ There is, however, a telegraph line at Point Lookout, a former Union prisoner-of-war camp at the mouth of the Potomac River,” this meant that there was telegraph lines but hey were farther away and this interrupted