Ten Percent
Plan
President
Abraham
Lincoln (1863)
10
percent
of voters
must
swear
loyalty to
Union
Must
abolish
slavery
Rival Plans for Reconstruction
Wade-Davis Bill
Johnson Plan
Republicans in
Congress (1864)
President Andrew
Johnson (1865)
• Majority of
white men
must swear
loyalty
• Former
Confederate
volunteers
cannot vote or
hold office
Wartime
debts by
states will not
be recognized
• Majority of
white men
must swear
loyalty
• Must ratify
Thirteenth
Amendment
Former
Confederate
officials may
vote and hold
office
• Each state
would be
appointed a
governor
chosen by the
President
text and the chart, which best describes Lincoln's Reconstruction plan? (1 point)
O Lincoln's plan would have disregarded the issue of slavery.
O Lincoln's plan would have been very lenient toward the South.
Lincoln's plan would have placed great emphasis on regaining southern loyalty.
Lincoln's plan would have severely punished the South
1 answer
The statement that best describes Lincoln's Reconstruction plan is:
Lincoln's plan would have placed great emphasis on regaining southern loyalty.
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan required only 10 percent of voters in a Southern state to swear allegiance to the Union, promoting a lenient approach to encourage reconciliation and loyalty, while also mandating the abolition of slavery. This focus on rapidly restoring the Union highlights the emphasis on regaining southern loyalty.
