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Plans for Reconstruction
Review the following chart of different proposals to rebuild the South. Answer the questions.
Plan
In order for Confederate states to form new governments, regain
statehood and send representatives to Congress…
Lincoln’s 10% plan
(1865 - never
used)
-10% of voters in a southern state must pledge loyalty to the United States
- all southern states must abolish slavery
Johnson’s Plan
(1865)
-Majority of voters in a southern state must pledge loyalty to the U.S.
-All states should approve the 13th amendment (1865), abolishing slavery
Radical
Reconstruction
(1867)
-
1.
Divide former South into 5 districts, each with military governor
Each state must write a new state constitutions
Each state must approve 13th amendment abolishing slavery
Each state must approve 14th amendment, granting citizenship and
equal protection under the law for all people
Each state must approve 15th amendment, granting the right to vote to
African Americans
Which plan is the easiest and quickest way for Southern states to re-enter the U.S.? Explain.
2. Which plan was never made into law? Why not?
3. Which plan was the most difficult way for Southern states to re-enter the U.S.? Explain.
4. Which plan would be most acceptable to Southern whites? Why?
5. Which plan most fully addresses the concerns of African Americans? Why?
Reconstruction Amendments
Background: The “Reconstruction Amendments” (amendments 13, 14, and 15) to the Constitution
outline the civil rights that all Americans should have and were passed by Congress following the Civil
War as a way to ensure that newly freed African Americans would have rights and legal protections.
Directions: Read the following excerpts of these amendments and fill in the chart below.
Amendment 13
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction.
Amendment 14
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States … are citizens of the United States
and of the state [where] they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall [take away]
the privileges…of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty,
or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person … the equal protection of the laws.
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress or …hold any office… under the
United States, or under any state, who [in the past took] an oath [as a member of the government] to
support the Constitution of the United States, [but then] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the [United States], or [gave] aid or comfort to enemies….
Amendment 15
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or [taken away] by
the United States or any state on account of race, color, or previous condition or servitude.
Amendment 13
What rights and
privileges were
extended by each?
To whom were these
rights and privileges
extended?
What rights and
privileges were denied
by each?
To whom were rights
and privileges denied?
Who did the authors
of these amendments
not trust?
Amendment 14
Amendment 15