Question

Write a paragraph explaining what you would have done differently if you were a member of Congress or the president during the era of Reconstruction. Why do you think your ideas would have been more effective? Make sure your paragraph includes the following: clearly stated ideas regarding your policies of Reconstruction an explanation supporting why your proposed policies for Reconstruction would have been more effective

Answer 1

I would have tried to find a more middle of the road solution as Johnson had proposed. Lincoln's 10% plan was too lenient. The South would have just pretended to take oath and moved on and kept doing what they were doing, just under a different name. The Radical Reconstruction Plan was much too harsh. Requiring all that they demanded would have kept a sour taste in the mouths of southerners. It also would have effectively stripped almost every remaining man of their right to vote since they all fought for the South.