Question

Overview of the Three Plans for Reconstruction
President Lincoln Congress
(Radical Republicans) President Johnson
To end slavery, bring Southerners into the Union, and punish only the Confederate leadership. To take vengeance upon the South and provide equal rights to the freedmen. To bring the common farmer to power in the South, forgive Confederate officials and reunite the two sides, without equal rights for blacks.

Which plans for Reconstruction had the goal of uniting the South with the Union, instead of punishing the South for its actions?
A.
Lincoln's plan and Johnson's plan
B.
all three Reconstruction plans
C.
Congress's plan and Lincoln's plan
D.
Johnson's plan and Congress's plan

Answer 1

A. Lincoln's plan and Johnson's plan

Both Lincoln and Johnson prioritized reuniting the South with the Union (Lincoln by forgiving most Southerners and Johnson by forgiving Confederate officials and reuniting the sides), while Congress's (Radical Republicans') plan sought to punish the South.