RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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lenient and forgiving
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harsh and strict
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slow and painful
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punishment but fair
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln’s Vision for Reconstruction His actions indicate that he wanted Reconstruction to be a short process in which secessionist states could draft new constitutions as swiftly as possible so that the United States could exist as it had before.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the 10 Percent Plan, Lincoln’s proposal offered lenient terms of pardon and amnesty to Confederates who swore allegiance to the United States, but it did not give former slaves any citizenship rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most Southerners, excepting high-ranking Confederate army officers and government officials, would be granted a full pardon. This plan would serve as a platform for whatever post-war reconstruction would be developed. Congress felt that Lincoln’s measures would allow the South to maintain life as it had before the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 8, 1863, President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.