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Booth belonged to which section's sympathizer during the Civil War?

  • Confederate

  • Union

  • Neutral

  • Both sides

Answer

Confederate sympathizer is a term used to describe people who supported the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. These people were often from the Southern states and believed that the Confederacy was the rightful government of the United States. John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous Confederate sympathizers. He was a famous actor and assassin who killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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