Definition: abraham lincoln proposed this plan in late-1863 as a means to bring the confederate states back into the union with minimal conflict and upheaval.

Ten Percent Plan

Explanation:

Ten Percent plan of 1863 proposed by Lincoln, was not a just a reconstruction plan but to persuade the South to surrender. As the Union won major victories at the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, it want supporters of Confederacy to surrender. He carefully planned this to pardon all the people of Southern states except for high army and political officials to gather support for the peaceful unity after the war comes to an end.