Which statement about Abraham Lincoln's view of the South is NOT true?

a. He believed that most Southerners were Unionists and not secessionists.

b. He took a radical view on Reconstruction in the South.

c. He encouraged benevolence toward the South.

d. He always considered the South a part of the United States.

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Abdiel Lang

7 October, 17:11

Which statement about Abraham Lincoln's view of the South is NOT true?

a. He believed that most Southerners were Unionists and not secessionists.

b. He took a radical view on Reconstruction in the South.

c. He encouraged benevolence toward the South.

d. He always considered the South a part of the United States.

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Ezekiel Walton · Answer 1

"b. He took a radical view on Reconstruction in the South" is not true regarding Lincoln's view of the South. In fact he was most of the most "lenient" when it came to reintegrating the South.