Question

• Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan

• President Johnson’s Plan

• Radical Republican Plan

Which statement best reflects a goal common to all three Reconstruction plans?

Responses
A to punish the Southern states for secessionto punish the Southern states for secession
B to readmit Southern states into the Unionto readmit Southern states into the Union
C to grant immediate equal rights to all freedmento grant immediate equal rights to all freedmen
D to leave the Southern states under military governance indefinitely

Answer 1

The statement that best reflects a goal common to all three Reconstruction plans is:

**B to readmit Southern states into the Union.**

All three plans aimed to facilitate the reintegration of Southern states following the Civil War, although they differed in their approaches and conditions for readmission.