Question

guided practice
why did john wilkes booth assassinate abraham lincoln?
a. to put lincolns vice president into power
b. to cause panic in the north
c. to avenge the capture of his co-conspirators
d. to remove an obstacle to peace

Explanation:

John Wilkes Booth was a Confederate sympathizer angry about the South's defeat in the Civil War. He viewed Lincoln as an obstacle to his vision of a Confederate-aligned future, and incorrectly believed removing Lincoln would disrupt the North's post-war plans and create panic, which he thought would help the South's cause.

Answer:

B. to cause panic in the North