RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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He thought the Union should go easy on the southern states and seek absolute peace
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He thought that the Union should harshly punish the southern states to stop them from secceeding ever again
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He thought the Confederate states should become their own nation separate from the Union
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He thought that all the Confederate leaders should be executed except for those who swore loyalty to him
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his second inauguration speech, March 4, 1865, he set the tone he intended to take when the war finally ended. His one goal, he said, was “lasting peace among ourselves.” He called for “malice towards none” and “charity for all.” The war ended only a month later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union. When Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter and forced its surrender, he called on the states for 75, 000 volunteers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln was determined to preserve the Union, and to do so he thought he must take a stand against the Confederacy. He concluded he might as well take this stand at Sumter. Lincoln’s primary aim was neither to provoke war nor to maintain peace.