Question
Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln?
to put Lincoln's vice president into power
to remove an obstacle to peace
to cause panic in the North
to avenge the capture of his co-conspirators
to put Lincoln's vice president into power
to remove an obstacle to peace
to cause panic in the North
to avenge the capture of his co-conspirators
Answers
GPT-4o mini
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln primarily to remove an obstacle to peace. Booth was a Southern sympathizer who believed that Lincoln's policies were detrimental to the South and that his assassination would aid in the Confederate cause, potentially facilitating peace negotiations favorable to the South. Although there may have been other motivations at play, such as avenging the capture of fellow conspirators or causing panic in the North, the overarching aim was to disrupt the Union government and retaliate against what he saw as unjust treatment of the South.