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Reconstruction Plans: Lincoln vs. Radical Republicans and the Struggle for a Unified Nation

This overview analyzes the contrasting Reconstruction plans post-Civil War, emphasizing Abraham Lincoln's approach of reconciliation with his famous motto, "With malice toward none, with charity for all." Lincoln's 10% Plan aimed for a lenient re-admittance of Southern states based on loyalty oaths. In contrast, the Radical Republicans sought punitive measures against the South, advocating for Black voting rights and property confiscation from wealthy Southerners. Meanwhile, Conservative Democrats resisted change, leading to the rise of the KKK, which employed terror tactics to suppress Black voices.

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Reconstruction Plans: Lincoln vs. Radical Republicans and the Struggle for a Unified Nation

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  1. Reconstruction Plans • How do you rebuild a nation?

  2. Lincoln’s Plan: • "With malice toward none, with charity for all." • He wanted to reunite the north and south

  3. Lincoln’s Plan: • 10% Plan- Once ten percent of a southern state's 1860 voters had to take an oath of loyalty, to rejoin the Union.

  4. Radical Republicans: • Radical Republicans—Northerners in Congress who wanted serious changes. • Believed the South should be punished for starting the war.

  5. Radical Republicans: • 1.Blacks should vote. (radical idea) • 2.Wanted to take rich southerners property • 3. A majority (50%) of southerners must swear loyalty.

  6. Conservative Democrats • Southerners who did not want change. • Many were former Confederate soldiers who did not want Blacks to vote.

  7. Conservative Democrats • Many eventually become part of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK)

  8. Conservative Democrats • The KKK used terror tactics to keep blacks from voting.

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