Who took over after Lincoln's assassination?

In this manner, what happened after Lincoln's assassination?

On the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia,

Also, who was involved in Lincoln's assassination? Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the following day at 7:22 am, in the Petersen

One may also ask, who takes over after impeachment?

Present line of succession

No.	Office	Current officer
1	Vice President	Mike Pence (R)
2	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Nancy Pelosi (D)
3	President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Chuck Grassley (R)
4	Secretary of State	Mike Pompeo (R)

How did Lincoln's assassination affect the South?

The assassination of President Lincoln was just one part of a larger plot to decapitate the federal government of the U.S. after the Civil War. As a result, new state governments formed across the South and enacted “black codes.” These restrictive measures were designed to repress the recently freed slave population.