Why was President Lincoln unable to persuade Congress to accept his Reconstruction plan?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Congress believed that the Freedmen’s Bureau should be responsible for Reconstruction.
Congress believed that the Freedmen’s Bureau should be responsible for Reconstruction.

Congress believed President Lincoln’s plan was too difficult for the South.
Congress believed President Lincoln’s plan was too difficult for the South.

President Lincoln was assassinated before he was able to persuade Congress.
President Lincoln was assassinated before he was able to persuade Congress.

President Lincoln’s plan did not allow Northerners to vote on the Reconstruction Acts.

Answer 1

The correct response is: President Lincoln was assassinated before he was able to persuade Congress.

Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 left a power vacuum and significantly impacted the direction of Reconstruction policies, as his plans were not fully realized or debated in Congress before his death.