Under his Reconstruction plan, President Abraham Lincoln offered a general amnesty to all white Southerners, except for Confederate leaders, who would take an oath of loyalty to the Union. This approach aimed to encourage reconciliation and restore the Southern states to the Union by allowing them to reestablish their governments once a certain percentage of voters swore allegiance. Lincoln's plan was designed to promote healing and facilitate a peaceful reintegration of the South following the Civil War.
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