Which is true regarding how presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differed?'

Question

A: The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the union as quickly as possible
B: The president believed that congress would be too soft on southern "rebels"
C: The president wanted southerners to pay steep fines for damages caused by the war
D: Congress refused to grant African Americans citizenship rights

Answer 1

A: The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the union as quickly as possible

This statement is true regarding the differences between presidential and congressional reconstruction plans. President Abraham Lincoln and later President Andrew Johnson favored a more lenient approach to reintegrating the Southern states into the Union, focusing on rapid restoration. In contrast, Congressional Reconstruction was more stringent, emphasizing civil rights and protections for newly freed African Americans.