Lincoln’s Plan: Be forgiving and bring states back quickly, Only 10% of voters had to swear loyalty, offered pardons to Confederates who took a loyalty oath, except for high-ranking officials, who needed a special pardon, Rights for Freedmen Not included, The President had the power., Lincoln liked it, Congress did not, Wade-Davis Bill: Be strict and make the South prove loyalty, More than 50% of white men had to swear loyalty, Barred from power if they supported the Confederacy, Demanded that new state governments protect the rights of freedmen, Congress had the power., Congress liked it, but Lincoln vetoed it, Johnson’s Plan: Be lenient to the South, little protection for freed people, Most white men had to swear loyalty in order to receive amnesty (a pardon), Had to ask Johnson personally for a pardon, Did not support rights for freedmen, The Southern States had more power., Congress disliked it, especially Radical Republicans,

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