What were THREE aspects of President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

A. No former supporter of the Confederacy would be allowed to vote in federal elections for ten years.

B. Former slaveowners would be forced to pay reparations, as determined by a court, to the slaves they once owned.

C. All Southerners except high-ranking Confederate government and army officials would be pardoned.

D. The federal government would protect the property rights of Southerners except regarding slaves.

E. Ten percent of the voting population of each state would be have to swear their allegiance to the United States before the state could rejoin the Union.

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The three aspects of President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction from the options provided are:

C. All Southerners except high-ranking Confederate government and army officials would be pardoned.

D. The federal government would protect the property rights of Southerners except regarding slaves.

E. Ten percent of the voting population of each state would have to swear their allegiance to the United States before the state could rejoin the Union.

These points reflect Lincoln's more lenient approach to Reconstruction, aimed at promoting national reconciliation and reuniting the country after the Civil War.