RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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offered pardons for Southerns who rebelled during the war
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required an oath of loyalty to the US and pledge that slavery was illegal by 10% of voters
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allowed for a new state government to form after conditions were met
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allowed only those who had NEVER been loyal to the Confederacy hold office
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Detailed explanation-1: -In December, President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which was not a feature of Lincoln’s 10 percent plan? Southern plantations were to be confiscated and divided among blacks who had formerly worked there as slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The proclamation addressed three main areas of concern. First, it allowed for a full pardon for and restoration of property to all engaged in the rebellion with the exception of the highest Confederate officials and military leaders.