Plans For Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson in Charge
Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction
Pardon Confederates who take oath to Constitution 1/10 of those who voted in 1860 election take oath reestablish state government Abolish slavery Lincoln believed states hadn’t really seceded, rebels had led states
Radical Republicans Plan
Majority in the state must take oath Neither Confederate officeholders nor volunteers in the army could vote or serve in the government Lincoln vetoes their Plan
Andrew Johnson
Self Educated, poor farmer born in North Carolina, Republican from Tennessee (disagreed with Tenn. secession) Plan for Reconstruction
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Disavow ordinance of Secession Repudiate war debt Ratify 13th Amendment (Several states repeal and don’t repudiate debt)