Which argument was used by President Abraham

Lincoln to explain his policy of leniency toward

the South after the Civil War?

(1) Most Southerners have remained loyal to the

Union during the war.

(2) Most Southerners are willing to grant equality

to formerly enslaved persons.

(3) The federal government has no authority to

punish states for secession.

(4) Healing the nation’s wounds quickly is

essential.