Which is true regarding how presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differed?

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The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the Union as quickly as possible
The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the Union as quickly as possible

The president believed that Congress would be too soft on Southern “rebels”
The president believed that Congress would be too soft on Southern “rebels”

The president wanted Southerners to pay steep fines for damages caused by the war.
The president wanted Southerners to pay steep fines for damages caused by the war.

Congress refused to grant African Americans citizenship rights
Congress refused to grant African Americans citizenship rights
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Answer 1

The correct response regarding how presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differed is:

The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the Union as quickly as possible.

This reflects the contrasting approaches of President Abraham Lincoln and later President Andrew Johnson, who favored quicker reconciliation and leniency towards the South, versus Congress, particularly the Radical Republicans, who sought a more stringent approach to Reconstruction that aimed to protect the rights of freedmen and impose stricter requirements on Southern states for rejoining the Union.