With which statement would the authors of Congressional Reconstruction MOST LIKELY agree?
A.
“The Confederates are traitors who left the Union and should not be readmitted without caution and oversight.”
B.
“The former Confederates are still Americans and should be granted a full pardon if they take an oath of allegiance.”
C.
“We should abolish slavery, but we should not upset the social order by granting full citizenship rights to African Americans.”
D.
“Although we must protect the rights of newly freed African Americans, state governments should be restored to their prewar state.”