What was the process for readmitting states into the union?

Answer 1

During Reconstruction, President Abraham Lincoln implemented what was known as the Ten Percent Plan, a method of reinstating the Southern states into the Union.

The Ten Percent Plan allowed states to be readmitted into the Union once ten percent of the 1860 vote count from that state took an oath of allegiance to the United States and pledged to conform to emancipation policies.

The voters could then elect delegates to draft revised state constitutions and create new state governments.

Answer 2

The return of the defeated South to the Union was termed "reconstruction", and the eventual form was more difficult than that planned by Presidents Lincoln or Johnson. Congress was determined to ensure citizenship for blacks, and established military governors to oversee the reorganization of the Southern state governments. Before regaining representation in Congress, states had to guarantee the right to vote for freed male blacks, and ratify the 14th amendment, passed in 1866. The amendment included a provision that prevented Confederate officers and officials from holding state or federal office.

Answer 3

The Reconstruction process used to readmit the Southern states into the Union followed Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan.