What describes a step that each former Confederate state had to take to gain readmission to the Union?

Select one:

a. ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

b. pay war reparations to the federal government

c. disband its militia until a new state legislature was elected

d. elect a certain percentage of African Americans to Congress

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Melissa Guerrero

3 January, 16:01

What describes a step that each former Confederate state had to take to gain readmission to the Union?

Select one:

a. ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

b. pay war reparations to the federal government

c. disband its militia until a new state legislature was elected

d. elect a certain percentage of African Americans to Congress

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Jaylene Haney · Answer 1

"A. ratify the Fourteenth Amendment" is the only option from the list that describes a step that each former Confederate state had to take to gain readmission to the Union, since Lincoln wanted to allow the nation to "heal" as quickly as possible.