Multiple choice

What was the main idea behind Lincoln's 10% Plan?

  1. Allowing slavery to spread into the Kansas Territory

  2. Punishment for ex-Confederate leaders

  3. Blocking legislation written by Radical Republicans

  4. Amnesty (forgiveness) for rebels

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lincoln's 10% Plan was designed to facilitate a quick reconciliation by offering amnesty to most Confederates who swore an oath of loyalty to the Union. It required only 10% of a state's 1860 voters to take this oath to establish a new state government.