34. By stating, “It was only five days later that President Lincoln was assassinated,” the author implies that
(A) The course of history, especially the reconstruction of the country and rehabilitation of the former slaves, would have been greatly altered had Lincoln lived to serve out his term.
(B) Southern troops fighting the war had made their way to the capital seeking revenge on Lincoln.
(C) There may have been a connection between the end of the war and the assassination.
(D) The president was improperly protected because the guards believed that when the war had ended, there was little threat to Lincoln