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Lincoln refused to sign the Radical Republicans Reconstruction bill because he felt it was too harsh. His main consideration was to unify the country once more. He believed that placing heavy handed penalties on the former Confederate states would make the road to reconciliation difficult, if not impossible.
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Which of these wanted a harsher plan of reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
Why do you think the Radical Republicans wanted a tough Reconstruction Plan for the South?
Radical Republicans wanted to oversee Reconstruction because they wanted to let the blacks have their equal rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence.
Another name for president lincolns reconstruction plan?
President Lincoln's proposal for reconstruction was called "Lincoln's 10% Plan." It was a plan to reunify the North and South after the War's end.
Does Lincoln view his reconstruction plan as the only acceptable method?
Yes, he viewed it as the only acceptable plan for reconstruction.
How did Lincoln's plan for reconstruction differ from the wade Davis bill?
President Abraham Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality. The Wade-Davis Bill passed by the Radical Republicans demanded guarantees of African American equality. Lincoln killed this bill with a "pocket veto."
