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Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln?

A. Booth thought Lincoln was too easy on Southerners.
B. Booth had lost in a series of slavery debates with Lincoln.
C. Booth was angry about the Confederate defeat.
D. Booth was a Confederate official.

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C

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booth was angry of confederte lost and slvery ending, he focused his anger on Lincoln

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