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Why did conflict erupt between President Johnson and Congress after Lincoln’s assassination?

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Southern Congressmen agreed with President Johnson's Radical Reconstruction Plan.

Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.

Southern conservatives enacted the black codes against Congress’ wishes.

Neither Congress nor the President wanted a Joint Committee on Reconstruction to dictate the plan.

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Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.

Johnson’s lenient, “presidential” Reconstruction allowed former Confederates back into power and led to measures like the Black Codes, which outraged Radical Republicans in Congress and provoked a power struggle.