Which of the following correctly states the belief of Thaddeus Stevens and other congressional Republicans who criticized Lincoln' s approach to Reconstruction?

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Thaddeus Stevens and other congressional Republicans believed that the Confederate states, by seceding and making war against the United States, lost their status as states and should now be treated as conquered territories. They believed that Lincoln's approach was too lenient and, instead, advocated for a more radical approach to Reconstruction that would ensure civil and political rights for newly-freed slaves and punish the Southern elite who had supported the Confederacy.

Which of the Following Correctly States the Belief of Thaddeus