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Impact of Reconstruction Plans
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Impact of Reconstruction Plans
The Congressional Reconstruction Plan, Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan, and Lincoln’s Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) all proposed various strategies for reintegrating the Confederate states back into the Union (Dodds, 2021). Lincoln’s Amnesty and Reconstruction Proclamation were the most liberal because they allowed for an immediate return to the Union upon professing loyalty to the United States and embracing slave liberation (Corbett et al., 2014). The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) was more liberal toward Confederate state reunions, although Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan was more moderate and less so. The former Confederate states had to approve the Thirteenth Amendment and change their state constitutions to safeguard the rights of formerly enslaved people to rejoin the Union (Corbett et al., 2014). The Congressional Reconstruction Plan was the most severe of the three programs. In addition to electing two Republican senators and members to Congress, the Confederate states were required to ratify the 14th Amendment, protect the rights of formerly enslaved people, and ensure women’s voting rights.
North and South America experienced significant cultural and social change during Reconstruction. Reconstruction expanded the North’s economic opportunities as demand for manufactured goods increased and industrialization progressed. Immigrants increased in number in tandem with that growth in the North, owing to the increased employment opportunities (Corbett et al., 2014). Reconstruction brought about the end of the plantation system and the introduction of free labor in the South. African-Americans in the South gained more economic independence and power due to the increase in Black landowners.
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Corbett, S. P., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., Waskiewicz, S., & Vickery, P. (2014). U.S. History. OpenStax.
Dodds, G. (2021). 4 the Civil War Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Mass Pardons in America, 114–142. https://doi.org/10.7312/dodd20078-006
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 15, 16
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, craft a response comparing the three (3) Reconstruction plans:
- Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) – Lincoln
- Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
- Congressional Reconstruction Plan (Congress)
Then, address one (1) of the following for your selections:
- Analyze if the South should have been treated as a defeated nation or as rebellious states.
- Explain how the American culture and society changed in the North versus the South during Reconstruction.
- Analyze the impact of the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction on African-Americans.
TEXTBOOK REQUIRED IS https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/1-introduction