Chasing Lincoln's Killer

What were some of the key events that outraged John Wilkes Booth and led him to decide to assassinate President Lincoln? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

What were some of the key events that outraged John Wilkes Booth and led him to decide to assassinate President Lincoln? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Key events that outraged John Wilke's Booth and led him to assassinate the President include the fall of Richmond, and General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union forces.

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