Question

1. choose the best answer. actor john wilkes booth, a southern sympathizer and a supporter of slavery, assassinated __ while he attended a play. president ulysses grant president abraham lincoln senator hiram revels frederick douglass 17. choose the best answer. the __ empowered the freedmens bureau to defend blacks in court and affirmed that african american citizens were entitled to the same rights as whites. civil rights act of 1866 enforcement acts fifteenth amendment tenure of office act

Explanation:

• For the first question: John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. This is a well - known historical event. President Lincoln was a key figure in the fight against slavery, and Booth, a Southern sympathizer, took this extreme action.
• For the second question: The Civil Rights Act of 1866 empowered the Freedmen's Bureau to defend Blacks in court and affirmed that African American citizens were entitled to the same rights as Whites. It was an important piece of legislation in the Reconstruction era aimed at protecting the rights of newly - freed slaves.

Answer:

1. President Abraham Lincoln
2. Civil Rights Act of 1866