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Reconstruction in Georgia — Cumulative exam

Question 11 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC

Under Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction, what percentage of a state’s population had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Union for the state to be readmitted?

Answer
A
five percent
B
ten percent
C
twenty-five percent
D
fifty percent

Explanation

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan required 10% of a state’s voters to swear loyalty to the Union before the state could be readmitted. Therefore, the correct choice is ten percent.

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