Which statement best describes John Wilkes Booth's role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
a. Booth was a loner who acted without any accomplices.
b. Booth was part of a small group of conspirators who were supposed to kill several other high officials.
c. Booth had close ties to several members of Lincoln's cabinet who wanted Lincoln out of the way for their own ambitions.
d. Booth was an innocent fallguy for a much larger conspiracy.
ANSWER: b
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