Amajor area of disagreement between abraham lincoln and the radical republicans was that
a. lincoln wanted to see the democratic party restored to power as quickly as possible.
b. lincoln wanted the south to be treated as conquered territory for as long as possible.
c. the radicals saw lincoln as a civil war enthusiast and the cause of the entire civil war.
d. lincoln felt that reconstruction was primarily the pardoning of individuals, a presidential power.

d. Lincoln felt that Reconstruction was primarily the pardoning of individuals, a presidential power.

As the leader of the moderate Republicans, Lincoln wanted the Union to remain together, and for the nation to achieve this reunion as painlessly as possible. Therefore, his plan was less strict towards the South, and followed a policy of reconciliation.

The Radical Republicans, on the other hand, were skeptical of the Southern whites. They argued that strict measures were necessary in order to eradicate the slave legacy. The opposed Lincoln's Ten-Percent Plan, which they believed to be too lenient. They proposed the Wade-Davis Bill of 1864, which was significantly more strict than the Ten-Percent Plan.

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