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They had to swear an oath of loyalty.
No, Lincoln was President of the United States. Davis was the Confederate president.
No , the Former Confederates probably weren't treated fairly in West Virginia after the war by most union people , but it would be somebody's opinion on it .
No. Lincoln was the Union leader. Jefferson Davis was the Confederate leader.
They debated.
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former Confederates
Answer 1because they disagreed with the confederate officers and so Lincoln & radical republicans compromise and work together.Answer 2There were two main reasons.Firstly, the former Confederate Officers were men that had just finished committing treason against the Government of the United States. It would not make sense to give them immediate clemency.Secondly, losing the war did not change their opinions on major issues such as Slavery, State Nullification, and several other issues. In order to create a viable Reconstruction program to implement the changes that the nation needed, Lincoln and the Radical Republicans needed to keep the former Confederates out.
Lincoln's decision to break the siege forced the confederates to fire on the fort.
The Civil War between the Confederates and the Union.
No, the confederates ended with the death of Abraham Lincoln
The second reconstruction plan