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The Aftermath of the War

Question 5 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP2

Choose the statement that best describes John Wilkes Booth.

Answer
A
He was a military leader in the Confederate army.
B
He was an actor who opposed Lincoln’s policies.
C
He was a politician who opposed Lincoln’s policies.

Explanation

John Wilkes Booth was a stage actor and a supporter of the Confederacy who strongly opposed Abraham Lincoln. He assassinated Lincoln in 1865. He was not a Confederate military leader or a politician, so the best description is “an actor who opposed Lincoln’s policies.”

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