1. The former Confederate states had to be brought back into the. 2. President Abraham Lincoln wanted not punishment, of the South.

3. Prior to the Civil War abolitionists:

A .Believed in making slavery illegal because it was morally wrong

B .Persuaded Congress to send a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery to the state legislatures for ratification

C .Instigated several large slave revolts

D .Used violence against slave-holders to free large numbers of slaves

5. Reconstruction policies created in the South.