In His Last Speech, Lincoln Said What Regarding Postwar Policy

question 58

Multiple Choice

In his last speech, Lincoln said what regarding postwar policy?

• A) Democracy demanded that African-Americans should play leading roles in southern politics.
• B) Southern whites would never concede defeat, so Reconstruction must be mild.
• C) He would defer to Radical Republicans in Congress.
• D) There should be at least limited black suffrage.

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