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2. Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln?

A to avenge the capture of his co-conspirators
B to remove an obstacle to peace
C to cause panic in the North
D to put Lincoln's vice president into power

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A supporter of slavery, Booth believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South.

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Answer:

to cause panick in the north

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