How did Abraham Lincoln contribute to the separation and reconstruction of our country?

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.
• He was the first Republican president.
• He was an abolitionist.
• He wanted to preserve the Union. 
• He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth after the Civil War.

Contributions to Separation

+ Southerners feared that since he was a Republican, he wouldn't respect their rights and property.
+ His name was not on the ballots in the South, so he won on Northern votes alone.
+ He was an abolitionist so they thought that he might get rid of slavery.

contributions to reconstruction

• Made the Ten Per Cent Plan
• In one of his speeches he said, "A house divided cannot stand."
• He said that he was prepared for the war to end so he could start fixing it
• Made it possible for Southern states to create a new state government.

Ten Per Cent Plan
One of Lincoln's contributions was the Ten Per Cent Plan. This plan allowed re-admittance back into the Union if ten percent of the voters, in the election of 1860, swore loyalty to the United States. This plan was used by Andrew Johnson, but was one of Lincoln's plans. This plan was rejected by the Radical Republicans, but the president vetoed their rejection. This plan was in effect for a few years.

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