USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement is the BEST description of how the assassination of Abraham Lincoln impacted Reconstruction policies in the South?
A
Abraham Lincoln’s assassination had little effect on Reconstruction policies in the south.
B
Instead of the lenient plan proposed by Abraham Lincoln, the southern states faced harsh, punishing policies under Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans.
C
Following Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, the Reconstruction of the south went very smoothly, quickly, and peacefully.
D
Instead of the harsh, punishing policies proposed by Abraham Lincoln, the southern states faced forgiving and lenient policies under Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -His death gave the Radical Republicans more freedom to punish the south. And it put Andrew Johnson in charge who also wanted to punish the south and had a very bad relationship with the Congressmen. Without President Lincoln, the process of reconstruction took 12 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -In December, President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.

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