Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln? (1 point) Responses Booth thought Lincoln was too easy on Southerners. Booth thought Lincoln was too easy on Southerners. Booth had lost in a series of slavery debates with Lincoln. Booth had lost in a series of slavery debates with Lincoln. Booth was angry about the Confederate defeat. Booth was angry about the Confederate defeat. Booth was a Confederate official.
Booth believed that by assassinating President Lincoln, he could help the Confederate cause and avenge the South's defeat in the Civil War. He also held deep-seated racist beliefs and saw Lincoln as a tyrant who threatened the institution of slavery.
