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Reconstruction
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The Reconstruction Acts divided the south into five military districts. Each district was commanded by a general, which would serve as the acting government for the region.
The main goal of the Lincoln Administration was to rejoin all seceded states back into the union and to rebuild the South. Lincoln favored granting amnesty without retaliation to those returning to the Union. He was also committed to upholding the Emancipation Proclamation and making sure the slaves were given their freedom, protection and a start to living as free men and women.
Congress passed the Reconstruction Act of 1867