What events led to lincolns assassinated

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 while watching the play “Our Cousins” at Ford’s Theatre.  This was caused by the Emancipation Act that took effect on January 1, 1863 declaring all slaves free.   Another was the defeat and surrender of the Confederate Government On April 9, 1865.  This prompted Booth to assassinate the president that led to his death on  April 15, 1865.  Booth was killed by Sgt. Boston Corbett on a Virginian farm.

Mostly because lincoln wanted to free the slaves in the south and john booth was in the south and had slaves so he dident want lincoln to free the slaves so he shot him