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Support, refute, or modify the following statement: The Presidential Plans for Reconstruction reflected the belief that the primary goal post-war was to reunite the nation. Write a complete thesis, and then defend your answer with evidence.

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Thesis:

The Presidential Plans for Reconstruction reflected the belief that the primary goal of post-Civil-War was to reunite the nation because both Presidents during that time adopted a lenient policy to let Southern States back into the Union and the Presidents of that era fought against the Senate's harsher policies regarding Reconstruction.

Evidence:

10% Plan made by Lincoln and continued by Johnson.

Pocket Veto by Lincoln on Senate, Johnson impeached by Senate

Both Presidents at the time adopted a lenient policy to allow Southern states back into the Union, and the Presidents of that era fought against the Senate's harsher policies regarding the Presidential Plans for Reconstruction expressed the notion that the fundamental purpose of post-Civil War restoration should be to unify the country.

Evidence and facts about Lincoln:

  • Following Union wins at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln started crafting his Reconstruction plan to reunite the North and South after the conflict.

  • His Reconstruction strategy was built on forgiveness. In 1863, he announced his aim to reconcile the once-united states by issuing the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.

  • The Ten-Percent Plan, which stipulated that a southern state may be readmitted to the Union if 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union, was part of Lincoln's vision for Reconstruction.

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