As compared to the Reconstruction plans of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the Congressional Reconstruction plan was more focused on which of the following?(1 point) Responses punishing "border states" for not supporting the Union punishing "border states" for not supporting the Union protecting the political rights of African Americans protecting the political rights of African Americans protecting Southern business interests protecting Southern business interests punishing Southern states for seceding

Answer 1

The Congressional Reconstruction plan was more focused on protecting the political rights of African Americans. This approach included measures such as the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Acts, which aimed to secure voting rights and civil liberties for formerly enslaved individuals and to establish civil rights protections in the South.