Why did john wilkes booth assassinate abraham lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth shot and stabbed President Lincoln because he wanted revenge for the Southern Confederate states.

To cause panic in the north

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.

well first we can compare on what the slave masters ate and what the slaves ate well the masters ate fancy great food like chicken rice mash potatose and stuff like that and slaves ate well food that your not suppost to eat like the weird parts of turkey and chicken and slaves master chilled beat and eat and slaves work get beat and get little of sleep there you go