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Lincoln and the South


Charleston, South Carolina, 1865
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Question 0111142:

A practical expression of President. Lincoln's attitude of "with malice toward none, with charity toward all" can be viewed in

      (A)  his Ten Percent Plan which would have allowed easy re-entry of Southern states into the Union
      (B)  his choice of Andrew Johnson as a vice-president in 1864
      (C)  his appointment of generals like Grant and Sherman who were willing to enact heavy losses on the enemy during the Civil War
      (D)  the prosecution of Commander Wirtz of the Andersonville Prison in Georgia
      (E)  his removal of Gen. McClellan as commanding general

Answer:
       (A)  his Ten Percent Plan which would have allowed easy re-entry of Southern states into the Union

Explanation: Lincoln's conciliatory and compassionate attitude towards Southerners who he addressed in his First Inaugural Address by saying "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection," is evident in the non-judgmental terms of his Ten Percent Plan. The Radical Republicans rejected his plan after Lincoln's death.

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