Question

Why was Lincoln assassinated.

1. Booth had a mental illness
2. Booth blamed Lincoln for the war
3. Booth shot the president by accident
4. Booth was paid by southern sympathizers to kill the president

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The fourth statement is the most accurate one. Lincoln was assassinated because John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, was paid by southern sympathizers to kill the president.