Who was regarded as the leader of the Lincoln assassination conspiracy?
Robert E. Lee
Mary Surratt
Lewis Powell
John Wilkes Booth
Answer
John Wilkes Booth, a renowned Confederate sympathizer and stage actor, holds the infamous title of the leader of the conspiracy behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Booth, driven by his radical political views and resentment toward the Union's victory in the Civil War, orchestrated a plot to eliminate key figures of the U.S. government, including Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William H.
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