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Reconstruction and its aftermath Radical Republicans p

Lincoln’s Plan President Lincoln offered the first plan for accepting the Southern states back into the Union – The Ten Percent Plan When 10 percent of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union, the state could form a new government and adopt a new constitution – banning slavery. When 10 percent of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union, the state could form a new government and adopt a new constitution – banning slavery. Lincoln offered amnesty – a pardon – to all white Southerners, except Confederate leaders, who were willing to sear loyalty to the Union.

Lincoln’s Plan Lincoln supported granting the right to vote to African Americans who were educated or had served in the Union army; however, he would not force the Southern states to give rights held by white Americans to African Americans.

A Rival Plan A group of Republicans in Congress considered Lincoln’s plan too mild and argued Congress should control Reconstruction policy. The Radical Republicans declared that Southern institutions “must be broken up and re-laid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain.” Congress, under the control of Radical Republicans, denied Lincoln’s plan and began to create their own.

The Wade-Davis Bill Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill which offered a plan much harsher than Lincoln’s. A majority of white males in a state had to swear loyalty to the Union. A majority of white males in a state had to swear loyalty to the Union. A state constitution convention could be held, but only white males who swore they had never taken up arms against the Union could vote for delegates to this convention. A state constitution convention could be held, but only white males who swore they had never taken up arms against the Union could vote for delegates to this convention. The convention had to adopt a new state constitution that abolished slavery. The convention had to adopt a new state constitution that abolished slavery. Lincoln refused to sign the bill, but realized he would have to compromise with the Radical Republicans.

The Freedman’s Bureau During the final weeks of the war, Congress and the president established a new government agency to help former enslaved persons, or freedmen. Called the Freedmen’s Bureau, this agency was actually part of the war department. The Freemen’s Bureau played an important role in helping African Americans make the transition to freedom. This agency distributed food and clothing, and also provided medical services that lowered the death rate among freed men and women.

The Freedman’s Bureau The bureau established schools, staffed mostly by teachers from the North. It gave aide to new African American institution of higher learning. It helped freed people acquire land that had been abandoned by owners or seized by Union armies. It offered African Americans free transportation to the countryside where laborers were needed, and it helped them obtain fair wages.

A New President On April 14, 1865 Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson became president. Formerly a Democratic senator from Tennessee, Johnson had been the only Southerner senator to support the Union during the Civil War. Soon after taking office, President Johnson revealed his plan for Reconstruction.

A New President Johnson resented the slaveholders who had dominated the South and wanted to punish them. The Radical Republicans thought Johnson would create a harsh plan they would accept. Johnson, however, believed in giving the states control over many decisions, and he had no desire to help African Americans.

“Restoration” Johnson announced his plan which he preferred to call “Restoration.” Under his plan most Southerners would be granted amnesty once they swore an oath of loyalty to the Union. High-ranking Confederate officials and wealthy landowners could be pardoned only by applying personally to the president. This provision was an attack on the wealthy leaders who he believed had tricked the people of the South into seceding.

“Restoration” In the plan, only whites who had sworn their loyalty and been pardoned would be allowed to vote. Johnson opposed granting all freed African Americans equal rights or letting them vote. He believed that each Southern state should decide what to do about freed people. Before a state could reenter the Union, its constitutional convention had to denounce secession and abolish slavery. States also had to ratify the 13 th amendment.