Where was Abraham Lincoln shot? A. the oval office B. his bedroom C. the capitol building D. Ford's Theater

D. Ford's Theater

Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending a play called "Our American Cousin."

Extra: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was a pivotal moment in American history. It occurred at the end of the Civil War, just five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the conflict. Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated. His death had a significant impact on the nation, which was already dealing with the aftermath of the war.

John Wilkes Booth was a well-known actor and a Confederate sympathizer who strongly disagreed with Lincoln's policies, particularly about abolishing slavery. Booth's attack was part of a larger conspiracy, which aimed to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the top three figures in the U.S. government: the president, the vice president, and the secretary of state.

After shooting Lincoln, Booth leapt onto the stage and famously shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!" which is Latin for "Thus always to tyrants," before fleeing on horseback. He was pursued by federal agents and eventually killed 12 days later.

Lincoln's death shocked the nation, and his legacy as the president who preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves was cemented. Ford's Theater has since been preserved as a historic site, and it is open to the public as both a museum and a working theater, commemorating the life and death of one of America's most revered presidents.