Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction of the South (1863-1865) 1. Once 10% of a state's voters swore an oath of allegiance to the North, they would be readmitted to the
North
2. Pardon all former Confederates
3. Protect private property in the South (no redistribution of land to staves)
4. No punishment of former Confederates (no trials for treason)
During the Civil War Northern generals confiscated Southern land and gave them to freedmen.
• Radical Republicans in Congress were opposed to Lincoln's plan and had the following goals:
1. Increase the % of voters that swear an oath of allegiance to 50.
2. Punish former Confederates
3. Redistribute white-owned plantation land to former slaves and grant those slaves the right to vote
• Lincoln was assassinated just four days after the Civil War ended by John Wilkes Booth, a Southerner.
Lincoln's vice-president, Andrew Johnson, then became president.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION) Which statement above best supports the claim that
Lincoln's generals were more harsh towards the South than Lincoln himself?
a) Lincoln was assassinated just four days after the Civil War ended by John Wilkes Booth
b) No punishment of former Confederates (no trials for treason)
c) Radical Republicans in Congress were opposed to Lincoln's plan
d) During the Civil War Northern generals confiscated Southern land and gave them to freesimen