Question

If you had to write a paper on the Lincoln assassination, what would you like to know more about? Create three research questions that would be appropriate for a historical analysis essay, keeping in mind the characteristics of a critical research question. The three questions can be related, or they can address different aspects of the topic.+

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln was murdered in a theater. The 16th US president prevented the division of the country in the north and south and went down in history as an abolitionist.

• Did the killer have noble motives?
• Did his killer hated Lincoln or the promise of the right to former slaves to vote?
• What was the real motivation for the crime?