Question

What did the conspirators originally plan to do with Abraham Lincoln?

A kidnap him and smuggle him to Richmond

B abduct him and force him to sign a paper declaring the Confederacy as an independent nation

C threaten his life if he did not rescind the Emancipation Proclamation

D kidnap him and smuggle him to Great Britain

Answer 1

A. kidnap him and smuggle him to Richmond to the capital

Step-by-step explanation:

His original plan involved kidnaping President Abraham Lincoln and taking him to the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia. This attempt at a kidnapping was supposed to be done on March 20, 1865, before the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.