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The second reconstruction plan
They would be divided into military districts headed by union generals
a concern about Black Codes and the return of former Confederates to power
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was simple for Confederates to took the Oath of Loyalty and follow all federal laws pertaining to slavery those who did so were given general amnesty ... Reconstruction plans allowed former Confederate States to form new governments and constitutions, as long as ten percent (10%) of their voters supported the Union during The 1860 Presidential Election ...
An important difference between congressional Reconstruction and presidential Reconstruction is the level of power and authority given to the federal government. Congressional Reconstruction, led by Radical Republicans, sought to assert strong federal control over the South to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans. In contrast, presidential Reconstruction, led by President Andrew Johnson, favored a more lenient approach with the states having greater control over their own affairs and offering amnesty to former Confederates.
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Reconstruction; in 1877, the US began removing Federal troops/administrators from the former Confederacy.
The second reconstruction plan
They elected former Confederates.
The Constitution provided no guidance on secession or readmission of states.
The Constitution provided no guidance on secession or readmission of states.
they were unable to take an oath that they had been loyal to the union
Because ending Reconstruction meant reintegrating the former rebellious Confederate states into the United States on a full and equal basis, and ending occupation of these states by Federal troops. Ending Reconstruction meant the removal of all political disabilities imposed on the 11 southern states that had formed the Confederacy.
Herschel Johnson (a former Confederate soldier) and Alexander Stephens (former vice president of the Confederacy)
Democrats took the view of Reconstruction that harsh penalties needed to be doled out to former Confederates while giving full rights to Freedmen.
The Reconstruction Act divided former Confederacy (not including Tennessee) into five military districts. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the act ,though, on march 2 1867.
They would be divided into military districts headed by union generals