platform followed the "Peace wing" of the party and called the war a "failure"; but their candidate, McClellan, supported the war and repudiated the platform. Meanwhile, Lincoln emboldened Grant with more troops and Republican party support. Sherman's capture of Atlanta in September and David Farragut's capture of Mobile ended defeatism. The Democratic Party was deeply split, with some leaders and most soldiers openly for Lincoln. The National Union Party was united by Lincoln's support for emancipation. State Republican parties stressed the perfidy of the Copperheads. On November 8, Lincoln carried all but three states, including 78 percent of Union soldiers. On March 4, 1865, Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address. In it, he deemed the war casualties to be God's will. Historian Mark Noll places the speech "among the small handful of semi-sacred texts by which Americans conceive their place in the world;" it is inscribed in the Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln said: Reconstruction Reconstruction preceded the war's end, as Lincoln and his associates considered the reintegration of the nation, and the fates of Confederate leaders and freed slaves. When a general asked Lincoln how the defeated Confederates were to be treated, Lincoln replied, "Let 'em up easy." Lincoln was determined to find meaning in the war in its aftermath, and did not want to continue to outcast the southern states. His main goal was to keep the union together, so he proceeded by focusing not on whom to blame, but on how to rebuild the nation as one. Lincoln led the moderates in Reconstruction policy and was opposed by the Radicals, under Rep. Thaddeus Stevens, Sen. Charles Sumner and Sen. Benjamin Wade, who otherwise remained Lincoln's allies. Determined to reunite the nation and not alienate the South, Lincoln urged that speedy elections under generous terms be held. His Amnesty Proclamation of December 8, 1863, offered pardons to those who had not held a Confederate civil office and had not mistreated Union prisoners, if they were willing to sign an oath of allegiance. As Southern states fell, they needed leaders while their administrations were restored. In Tennessee and Arkansas, Lincoln respectively appointed Johnson and Frederick Steele as military governors. In Louisiana, Lincoln ordered General Nathaniel P. Banks to promote a plan that would reestablish statehood when 10 percent of the voters agreed, and only if the reconstructed states abolished slavery. Democratic opponents accused Lincoln of using the military to ensure his
{
        "QUESTION: Who was the leader of the Peace wing of the party?": "ANSWER: The platform followed the \"Peace wing\" of the party.",
        "QUESTION: What happened in September during the Civil War?": "ANSWER: Sherman's capture of Atlanta and David Farragut's capture of Mobile ended defeatism.",
        "QUESTION: Which political party was united by Lincoln's support for emancipation?": "ANSWER: The National Union Party.",
        "QUESTION: How many states did Lincoln win in the election?": "ANSWER: Lincoln won all but three states.",
        "QUESTION: What was the main focus of Lincoln's Reconstruction policy?": "ANSWER: Lincoln focused on finding meaning in the war in its aftermath and keeping the union together.",
        "QUESTION: What was Lincoln's stance on treating the defeated Confederates?": "ANSWER: Lincoln replied, \"Let 'em up easy.\"",
        "QUESTION: Who were the key figures opposing Lincoln's moderate approach to Reconstruction?": "ANSWER: The Radicals, under Rep. Thaddeus Stevens, Sen. Charles Sumner, and Sen. Benjamin Wade.",
        "QUESTION: What was the purpose of Lincoln's Amnesty Proclamation?": "ANSWER: The proclamation offered pardons to those who met certain conditions and were willing to sign an oath of allegiance.",
        "QUESTION: Why did Lincoln appoint military governors in Tennessee and Arkansas?": "ANSWER: He wanted to restore administration in these states as they fell.",
        "QUESTION: What were the requirements for a state to regain its status in Louisiana according to Lincoln's order?": "ANSWER: A state could regain its status if 10% of the voters agreed and if the reconstructed states abolished slavery."
    }
    return q_a_dict
}