Question

question 5 of 10

unlike the radical republicans in congress, president lincoln wanted to:

a. provide payments to former slaveholders to compensate for the loss of enslaved people.
b. force all confederate states to pass the thirteenth amendment to be readmitted.
c. require 50 percent of all confederate voters to pledge allegiance to the union.
d. ban former confederate leaders from holding political office in the union.

Explanation:

Analyze Lincoln's Reconstruction goals

Using the Lincolns Ten Percent Plan and Wartime Reconstruction knowledge points:

• Lincoln favored a lenient, rapid path to restore the Union.
• His plan required only 10 percent of 1860 voters to take an oath of allegiance.
• He supported compensated emancipation early on to encourage Southern states to rejoin.

Evaluate the Radical Republican stance

• Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South and transform its society.
• They passed the Wade-Davis Bill requiring a 50 percent loyalty oath (ironclad oath).
• They sought to ban former Confederate leaders from holding political office.
• They demanded immediate ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment as a non-negotiable condition.

Compare the options

• Option A: Lincoln consistently advocated for compensated emancipation to ease the transition. Radical Republicans strongly opposed compensating former slaveholders.
• Option B: Radical Republicans, not Lincoln, pushed for strict constitutional mandates like forcing immediate ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment before readmission.
• Option C: The 50 percent requirement was part of the Wade-Davis Bill proposed by Radical Republicans; Lincoln pocket-vetoed this.
• Option D: Radical Republicans wanted to ban Confederate leaders from office, whereas Lincoln offered generous pardons to most Confederates.

Answer:

• (A) provide payments to former slaveholders to compensate for the loss of enslaved people. (Correct answer)
• (B) force all Confederate states to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to be readmitted.
• (C) require 50 percent of all Confederate voters to pledge allegiance to the Union.
• (D) ban former Confederate leaders from holding political office in the Union.