Question

guided practice
what part of the radical republicans reconstruction plan was supported by president abraham lincoln?
a. lincoln supported paying land owners for property they lost during the war.
b. lincoln supported letting the southern states limit the freedoms of former slaves.
c. lincoln supported allowing southern states to set up new governments with no conditions.
d. lincoln supported the creation of a government agency to assist war refugees.

Explanation:

Radical Republicans pushed for aid to displaced people affected by the Civil War, and Lincoln supported the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau (a government agency) to assist war refugees, including formerly enslaved people and displaced white Southerners. Options A, B, and C align with more lenient, pro-Southern policies that Lincoln did not support, as he favored measures to support vulnerable groups from the war.

Answer:

D. Lincoln supported the creation of a government agency to assist war refugees.