Why was Lincoln assassinated?

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Booth had a mental illness.
Booth had a mental illness.

Booth blamed Lincoln for the war.
Booth blamed Lincoln for the war.

Booth shot the president by accident.
Booth shot the president by accident.

Booth was paid by southern sympathizers to kill the president.
Booth was paid by southern sympathizers to kill the president.

Answer 1

The most commonly accepted reason for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, blamed Lincoln for the war. Additionally, Booth was a southern sympathizer who was paid by other southern sympathizers to kill the president.