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I thought that the Ten Percent Plan was interesting. Lincoln wanted to make admitting the Southern states into the Union as easy as possible. Thus, he made the Ten Percent Plan. That meant that the Southern state could be readmitted if only 10% of the voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union. However, this upset the Radical Republicans because they wanted to give African Americans full citizenship and the right to vote.

Gardner, Alexander. "An Iconic Black and White Photograph of a Bearded Abraham  Lincoln Showing his Dead and Shoulders." //Wikipedia //. N.p., n.d. Web. 22  Sept. 2015.  File:Abraham_Lincoln_November_1863.jpg>.