He believed that this was the best way to heal the nation's wounds. "Let 'em up easy."
The 10 Percent Plan was the title of Lincoln's plan for the South's recovery from from the war.
Lincoln's plan was more focused on helping the south rebuild than punishing it
Andrew Johnson departed in part from Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction for the South. The plans were similar but Johnson's was more acrimonious toward the south.
Abraham Lincoln
abraham lincoln
A plan to rebuild the South
A plan to rebuild the South
Lincoln did refuse to sign the Republicans' plan for reconstruction. Lincoln had developed his own plan which was more lenient toward the south.
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.
Jackson
free the slaves
he planned to weaken the south by cutting off supplies