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Question 56 • SSHS IUS002 US History II

Which of the following best describes John Wilkes Booth?

Answer
A
a professional actor and fierce abolitionist
B
a Republican politician who supported slavery
C
a professional actor and fierce anti-abolitionist
D
a Republican politician who opposed slavery

Explanation

John Wilkes Booth was a professional actor who strongly opposed the abolition of slavery. He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican who had led the Union during the Civil War. So the best description is “a professional actor and fierce anti-abolitionist.”

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