What were the two phases of Reconstruction?

Question

Radical and Total
Presidential and Radical (Congressional)
The Lincoln Plan and the Johnson Plan
Clemency and Presidential
None of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is Presidential and Radical (Congressional).

The Reconstruction era after the Civil War is generally divided into these two phases:

1. Presidential Reconstruction, initiated by Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, which focused on reuniting the country and reintegrating the Southern states with relatively lenient terms.
2. Radical (Congressional) Reconstruction, which was led by the Radical Republicans in Congress, emphasizing civil rights for freed slaves and imposing stricter terms on the Southern states for re-admission into the Union.