During reconstruction , abraham lincoln planned to use federal resources to : a. protect former slaves civil rights in the south
b. punish southern for starting the civil war
c. prevent white southerners from voting in national elections
d. enforce the black codes passed by southern leaders

a: Federal government to enforce the principle of equal rights, and gave black Southerners the right to vote and hold office.

Explanation:

The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was Lincoln's plan to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union, granting presidential pardons to all Southerners (except political leaders) who took an oath of future allegiance to the Union.

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.

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