Question

What did Lincoln identify as the primary cause of the Civil War? What is his attitude towards the South and Reconstruction? What terms does he dictate for the South?

Answer 1

The correct answers to these open questions are the following.

What did Lincoln identify as the primary cause of the Civil War?

United States President Abraham Lincoln identified that when he won the presidency, the southern states knew opposed his views on slavery and abolitionism. That increased the conflicts with southern states and secession was imminent. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

What is his attitude towards the South and Reconstruction?

President Lincoln wanted an easy and quick Reconstruction process. He really desired the integration of the states and the union of the American people after so much pain and suffering due to the war.

What terms does he dictate for the South?

Very easy terms. Indeed, Lincoln gave leeway to the southern states to do their own reconstruction at their own pace. He created the 10-percent plan in which 10% of the citizens who could vote pledged allegiance to the Union, and that was it.