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Answer 1

Examine the Reconstruction plans developed by both President Johnson and the Republican Congress and determine the advantages and disadvantages of each of these plans.
Congress’ Plans: Creation of a Freedmen's Bureau to help newly freed slaves.
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to help protect freedmen from laws such as the Black Codes that were being passed in many Southern states.
Passage of the 14th Amendment, the purpose of which was to ensure that future legislatures could not revise the Civil Rights Act.
Passage of Reconstruction Acts that made restoration to the Union more difficult.
Johnson’s Plans: He pardoned all Southerners who took the oath except for a few key Confederate leaders.
He recognized the state governments of four states that Lincoln had created.
Appointed temporary governors for the other Southern states.

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