RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Lincoln’s plan required loyalty oaths and sought to help the South reenter the Union quickly.
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Lincoln’s plan involved bringing the nation back together to heal the wounds of war.
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The Congressional plan treated the southern states like conquered provinces requiring Congress to monitor their treatment .
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The Congressional plan sought to punish the South and prevent its reentry into the Union.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for slavery and the war itself. Both Lincoln and Johnson wanted the southern states to be brought back into the Union quickly, using less punitive measures.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were two different approaches to Reconstruction. Presidential Reconstruction was the approach that promoted more leniency towards the South regarding plans for readmission to the Union. Congressional Reconstruction blamed the South and wanted retribution for causing the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reconstruction: The rebuilding of the Union after the Civil War until 1877. Both President Lincoln and Johnson favored a lenient approach, while Radical Republicans (Thaddeus Stevens) argued that the South should be punished. Both Lincoln and Johnson supported lenient plans for Reconstruction.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement most accurately describes President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?-Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion.