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7.01 Reconstruction Plans

Total Points: 45
Before you begin, read the two documents linked on the Task page:
 The Proclamation of Amnesty (December 8, 1863) issued by President Lincoln
 The First Reconstruction Act (March 2, 1867) passed by Congress.

Part 1: Comparing Plans

List and explain the main elements of each Reconstruction plan using information from the
lesson and articles linked on the Task page.

Who’s Plan? Elements of the Reconstruction Plan

Lincoln’s general amnesty would be granted to all who would take a oath of
Reconstruction loyalty to the US and obey all the federal laws pertaining to slavery
Plan

Johnson’s White south free hand is regulating the transition from slavery to
Reconstruction freedom
Plan

Congressional Plans for postwar recovery imposed harsh standard on the southern
Reconstruction states . It also supports newly freed slaves
Plan

Part 2: Reflection
After reading the two articles linked on the Task page, answer the question:
Would Lincoln’s plan have been better for the United States than the Congressional
Plan that was actually used?
As you write your reflection, consider all of the parties involved, including former
plantation owners (sometimes called the southern aristocracy), the more common
southerner on the small farm or in a small business, and of course the 4,000,000 newly
freed African American men and women.

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Write a paragraph of at least 5 sentences to answer this question. You may cite and use
quotations from the Proclamation of Amnesty, the First Reconstruction Act, and the lesson.
However, be sure to place any text you use from them in quotation marks to differentiate
the words from your own thoughts.
Write your response below:
I believe that Lincoln's plan was better. Between 1863 to 1869 President Lincoln took back the
south back to normal. The radical republicans used congress to block Lincoln's moderate
approach. Lincoln and Johnson prevailed until the election of 1866. When this happened the
radicals were able to take control over the policy. They wanted to remove former Confederates
from power.

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