Question

Which idea was a part of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?


African Americans should be guaranteed social equality.


The southern states had never really left the Union.


State governments must grant African Americans the right to vote.


Former Confederates should not be compensated for lost property.

Answer 1

The idea that was part of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction was that **the southern states had never really left the Union**. Lincoln's approach focused on reconciliation and the reintegration of Southern states back into the Union, asserting that they were always a part of the nation despite the Civil War. His plan, known as the "Ten Percent Plan," aimed to make it easier for Southern states to rejoin the Union by allowing them to form a new government if 10% of their voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

The other options, while significant in the broader conversation about Reconstruction, were not central to Lincoln's initial vision for post-war America.