RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Congress wanted to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves; Johnson did not.
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Congress wanted to immediately pardon all former Confederate officers; Johnson did not.
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Congress wanted to bring confederate states back into the Union as quickly as possible; Johnson did not.
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Congress wanted to make concessions to win support of former Confederate leaders; Johnson did not.
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, the plans differed on how harshly the South should be treated. Presidents Lincoln and Johnson favored a more lenient approach. The Radical Republicans of the Congress wanted harsh punishment against the South for causing the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following describes how Congress’ Reconstruction plan differed from President Johnson’s plan? Congress wanted to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves; Johnson did not.
Detailed explanation-3: -But Johnson did not intend to punish the South. And while he did oversee the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution outlawing slavery (a process Lincoln had started), Johnson also believed on principle that each state had the right to decide the best course of Reconstruction for itself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Johnson’s plan also called for loyalty from ten percent of the men who had voted in the 1860 election. In addition, the plan called for granting amnesty and returning people’s property if they pledged to be loyal to the United States.