Question

Which does NOT accurately describe President Abraham Lincoln's beliefs about Reconstruction at the end of the Civil War?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B. President Lincoln didn't believe that the South should pay for the damage it caused.

Explanation:

In anticipation of the end of the war, President Lincoln launched a moderate reconstruction that sought to reunify the country quickly through a generous policy of reconciliation amidst a persistent and bitter division. He was determined to take a course that would not permanently alienate the former Confederate states, but that would include them as part of the new national order, avoiding grudges and revenge against the South.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. The South should pay for the damage it caused.

Explanation:

Lincoln’s believed that Reconstruction should be based on forgiveness, because of that, he issued the Ten-Percent Plan, which determined that a southern state would be readmitted into the Union once the 10% of its voters swore the Oath of Allegiance to the Union.