Amnesty

Amnesty. Was it right for the government to grant the South amnesty? In my opinion, I do believe it was the right choice. By granting amnesty, the confederate states were allowed back into the Union without worrying about getting prosecuted for their doings. Also, it reunited the Union smoothly because the Confederate States still had their rights, and it proved that there was no winning side, the Union was to be one again. So in order for a smooth transition into preserving the Union through reconstruction, amnesty had to be granted; So the Confederate States would not make the process difficult.