Question

Plan Ten Percent Plan Wade-Davis Bill Johnson Plan Reconstruction Act Rival Plans for Reconstruction Proposed by President Abraham Lincoln (1863) Republicans in Congress (1864) President Andrew Johnson (1865) Radical Republicans (1867) Conditions for former Confederate States to rejoin Union 10 percent of voters must swear loyalty to Union Must abolish slavery 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 Must disband state governments Must write new constitutions Must ratify Fourteenth Amendment African American men must be allowed to vote Must disqualify former officials of the Confederacy from holding public office Question Use the chart to answer the question. Using your knowledge of the text and the chart, which best describes Lincoln's Reconstruction plan? (1 point) Responses Lincoln's plan would have severely punished the South. Lincoln's plan would have severely punished the South. Lincoln's plan would have disregarded the issue of slavery. Lincoln's plan would have disregarded the issue of slavery. Lincoln's plan would have been very lenient toward the South. 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 placed great emphasis on regaining southern loyalty.

Answer 1

The response that best describes Lincoln's Reconstruction plan is: **Lincoln's plan would have been very lenient toward the South.**

Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan proposed that only 10 percent of voters in a Confederate state needed to swear loyalty to the Union for that state to rejoin, indicating a relatively lenient approach to reintegration. Additionally, it emphasized forgiveness and restoration rather than punishment.