Whereas, with reference to said rebellion and treason, laws have been enacted by congress, declaring forfeitures
and confiscation of property and liberation of slaves, all
upon terms and conditions therein stated, and also
declaring that the President was thereby authorized at
any time thereafter, by proclamation, to extend to
persons who may have participated in the existing
rebellion, in any state or part thereof, pardon and
amnesty, with such exceptions and at such times and on
such conditions as he may deem expedient for the public
welfare...
-Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction,
Abraham Lincoln
Which statement best summarizes this excerpt?
O Congress has given the president power to
establish the terms and conditions of a state's return
to the Union.
O Anyone wanting to regain the status of US citizen
must be cleared of charges of treason and meet
other conditions set by Congress.
O Congress established the laws and punishments for
acts of treason, but also gave the president the
power to pardon those guilty.
States once in rebellion against the Union will be
returned to the full status of US states after meeting
the terms set by the president.