Question

In the closing days of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln was planning to graciously welcome the defeated Confederate states back into the Union. After Lincoln was assassinated, however, the 'Radical Republicans' in Congress imposed martial law in the South, creating resenment that caused problems well into this century. Had Lincoln lived, the history of regional conflict in 20th-centL11),' America would have been considerably different.
All of the following assumptions underlie the argument above EXCEPT

• A. the imposition of martial law in the South was primarily responsible for the resentment felt in the South.
• B. had he lived, Lincoln would have treated the defeated South as he had planned.
• C. Lincoln would have been able to prevent the Radical Republicans in Congress from imposing martial law in the South
• D. Factors other than the imposition of martial law in the South affected the history of regional conflicts in 20th-century America.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

the imposition of martial law in the South was primarily responsible for the resentment felt in the South.

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): the imposition of martial law in the South was primarily responsible for the resentment felt in the South.