Civil War Reconstruction
Troy Muenzenberger
Civil Rights Amendments
Plans for Reconstruciton
During the Reconstruction there were three plans for the civil war Reconstruction. President Lincoln's plan was called the "10% Plan", this would mean that Lincoln wanted to get the southern states back into the Union as quick as possible and to concrete the entire country back together. Also Lincoln would give pardon to all but the highest ranking military or cival confederate officers. Next, Lincoln wanted to seperate southern states into military districts. Finally, Lincoln did not consult Congress on this plan. This greatly angered Congress, and would make then create their own plan for the Reconstruction. Congress on the other hand wanted to create a much more radical plan for southern states. Congress created the "Wade-Davis" bill which instead required 50% of southern voters to swear loyalty to the Union instead of Lincoln's 10%. Also Congress would require souther states to convien a state constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution before state officals could be placed back in office. After Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson the new president, would create a plan that was a combination of both plans. First, Johnson agreed with Lincoln on state seperation. Next, he offered pardon only to poor and low rank military officers. Then Johnson would appoint southern state leaders. Next, Johnson would would pardon planter aristocrats and require southern states to rewrite their constitution to remove slavery and pay war debts. Johnson would also require southern states to have 50% of the voters swear loyalty to the Union. Many southern states would not be able to meet the requirements to rejoin the Union.