Lincoln argued that the nation needed to reunite quickly in order for the South to rebuild. How did Lincoln’s early Reconstruction efforts support his belief?

After major Union victories at the battles of Gettysburgand Vicksburg in 1863,President Abraham Lincoln began preparing his plan for Reconstruction toreunify the North and South after the war’s end. Because Lincolnbelieved that the South had never legally seceded from the Union,his plan for Reconstruction was based on forgiveness. He thus issuedthe Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863toannounce his intention to reunite the once-united states. Lincolnhoped that the proclamation

the nationalists wanted a strong central government so the new country wouldn't fall apart.

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the group i'm selecting: greeks.

a first group of greek immigrants came to the us in the 1850s. the second group came to america starting in the 1890s due to economic opportunities they didn't have back in their home caused by the hardships of ottoman rule. greek immigration was 90% male, many of them expected to work and return to greece after earning enough capital, but ultimately had to remain in the us after the greek genocide.