Which plan offered full pardons to Southerners who pledged allegiance to the Union and acknowledged emancipation?

The Proclamation of Amnesty, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, aimed to facilitate the reintegration of Southern states into the Union after the Civil War. This plan extended full pardons to Southerners who took an oath of allegiance to the Union and accepted the abolition of slavery. The intent was to promote reconciliation and encourage a rapid return to a functioning government in the South.

Under this guidance, any Southern individual who met these criteria could regain their property and be restored to their status as a citizen, with the notable exception of high-ranking Confederate officials. This approach represented Lincoln's vision for a lenient and forgiving post-war society, emphasizing healing over punishment.

Other plans, such as the Wade-Davis Bill and Johnson's Reconstruction Plan, while also addressing the issue of reintegration, presented different requirements and ideologies. For instance, the Wade-Davis Bill proposed a more stringent set of conditions for Reconstruction, requiring a majority of white males in a state to take a loyalty oath. Johnson's plan, while offering pardons, did not focus as much on the acknowledgment of emancipation as the Proclamation of Amnesty did.

The Freedmen's Bureau, on the other hand, was primarily established to assist freed slaves and impoverished whites in