What describes a step that each former Confederate state had to take to gain readmission to the Union?
Select one:
a. ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
b. pay war reparations to the federal government
c. disband its militia until a new state legislature was elected
d. elect a certain percentage of African Americans to Congress
"A. ratify the Fourteenth Amendment" is the only option from the list that describes a step that each former Confederate state had to take to gain readmission to the Union, since Lincoln wanted to allow the nation to "heal" as quickly as possible.
