Discuss the below:
Reconstruction Plans
After reading the two articles.
PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY [DECEMBER 8, 1863]
FIRST RECONSTRUCTION ACT [MARCH 2, 1867]
Essay MUST be at least 3 paragraphs
Consider all of the parties involved as you answer your question, such as former plantation owners (sometimes called the southern aristocracy), the more common southerner on the small farm or in a small business, and of course the 4,000,000 newly freed slaves.
Question:
Would Lincoln's plan have been better for the United States than the Congressional Plan which was actually used?
Write an essay answering the essential question. You may use quotations from the sources cited, but be sure to place them in quotation marks to differentiate them from your own thoughts.