Why Was Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction Policy Called the "Ten Percent

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why was Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction policy called the "Ten Percent Plan"?

• A) Former Confederate states could reestablish their governments once 10 percent of voters pledged loyalty to the Union.
• B) A 10 percent income tax would be levied on the residents of all former Confederate states.
• C) It would forgive all Southerners except for high-ranking officials and military officers and the top 10 percent of the population in terms of wealth.
• D) It would set aside 10 percent of Southern land to be granted to freedmen.

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