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Near the end of the Civil War, Lincoln proposed that the seceding states could re-enter the Union if 10% of the total voting population (as of 1860) swore allegience to the United States. Since black Americans could not vote in 1860, but could swear allegience in 1865, this meant that the Southern states could re-enter the Union very quickly and relatively painlessly. However, Congress was cool to the idea and with Lincoln's death, the 10% plan was abandoned. poe197

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Q: What was the ten percent plan and how did it affect the south?
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