According to President Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, a state that had seceded could be readmitted back into the Union when:

Question

• 10% of voters in the state pledged loyalty to the Union and
• the state abolished slavery.
What was Lincoln's main goal for Reconstruction after the Civil War ended?
(1 point)
• To bring the nation back together as quickly as possible.
• To punish the South for rebelling against the Union.
• To remove Republicans from political office.
• To occupy the South with troops to prevent further conflict.

Answer 1

To bring the nation back together as quickly as possible.