President Lincoln announced his plans for reconstruction in the South on December 8, 1863. With this announcement, he added a political component to the war.
After the death of President Lincoln, the then Vice-President Andrew Johnson became President. He decided to not follow Lincoln's plan of reconstruction of the South, opting to create his own.
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reunite the south with the north quickly
reunite the south with the north quickly
President Lincoln's proposal for reconstruction was called "Lincoln's 10% Plan." It was a plan to reunify the North and South after the War's end.
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.
Lincoln wanted a lenient reconstruction of the South. Many members of his own party opposed him.
reunite the South with the North quickly.
Because president Lincoln gave ten percent to the south. Of course the ten percent was money
Most Southern Democrats supported President Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
President Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction offered pardon and amnesty to participants in the rebellion who pledged loyalty to the Union. Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated in April of 1865.