What was the intent behind Lincoln's plan to allow a full pardon to any southern state if 10percent or more of its voting population took an oath of allegiance?
a. shortening the Civil War and encouraging emancipation.
b. excluding Confederates from any form of governance in the future.
c. isolating the Confederate states from the rest of the nation.
d. slowly and carefully readmitting southern states into the Union.
Ans: a. shortening the Civil War and encouraging emancipation.
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