Question

The "ten percent" in Lincoln's plan referred to...


Only 10% of states could come back into the Union.


Allowing states back into the Union if 10% of the voters accepted the Emancipation Proclamation.


Allowing states back into the Union if 10% of the state's voters pledged allegiance to the Union.


Only 10% of slaves had to be freed.

Answer 1

The "ten percent" in Lincoln's plan referred to allowing states back into the Union if 10% of the state's voters pledged allegiance to the Union. This was part of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, specifically outlined in the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863, which aimed to reintegrate Southern states after the Civil War.