During the Presidential Reconstruction, President Lincoln wanted to be kind to the South and help them rebuild as much as possible. The Congressional Reconstruction wanted the South to pay for their rebellions.

Congressional Reconstruction restricted eligibility for participation in the state constitutional conventions in the South.

Thaddeus Stevens

• The Lincoln Reconstruction Plan
• The Initial Congressional Plan
• The Andrew Johnson Reconstruction Plan
• The Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan

Congress passed the Reconstruction Act of 1867