Forgive the South? Nah, we'll pass.

After the Civil War Lincoln wanted to rebuild this country and unite us together again. So he did what he thought was right which was grant the South amnesty for the war. And then people really get angry. Specifically the North. They had just fought this long war and lost many soldiers and loved ones, and now the South would just be forgiven? The northerners probably took it as, "Wow, we fought this war for nothing, and all our people died in vain." I think that President Lincoln was just trying to do the right thing and move on, but I feel like he should have waited until tensions died down between both the North and South. Not only the northerners were angry, the southerners were probably thinking, "What did we do in the first place to be forgiven? The north is at fault just as much as we are." So now instead of trying to fix everything between the two sides, this just made everyone more angry and frustrated with the other side. So Lincoln? You could've waited a little longer. I know you were trying to do the best for your country, but you should've let people simmer down first, because not everyone can be mature and adult about it like you.