How did the reconstruction plans of Lincoln and Congress differ?

Lincoln offered the moderate Louisiana 10 percent plan. If 10 percent of the stateÕs electorate took the oath of loyalty to the Union, the state would be readmitted into Congress. The state would be required to abolish slavery when it ratified its new constitution and black Freedmen workers would be required to have pay. Also, Rebels who took an oath of loyalty to the Union would be granted amnesty. LincolnÕs successor Andrew Johnson offered his presidential Reconstruction (also moderate) by pardoning many former Confederate leaders and soldiers and having no trials for treason. Under JohnsonÕs plan, the new southern state governments were able to restrict the black freedmen under the Black Codes. This angered many Republicans in Congress, which prompted Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction. Three Constitutional amendments were adopted Ð the Thirteenth which abolished slavery, the Fourteenth which granted U.Lincoln offered the moderate Louisiana 10 percent plan. If 10 percent of the stateÕs electorate took the oath of loyalty to the Union, the state would be readmitted into Congress. The state would be required to abolish slavery when it ratified its new constitution and black Freedmen workers would be required to have pay. Also, Rebels who took an oath of loyalty to the Union would be granted amnesty. LincolnÕs successor Andrew Johnson offered his presidential Reconstruction (also moderate) by pardoning many former Confederate leaders and soldiers and having no trials for treason. Under JohnsonÕs plan, the new southern state governments were able to restrict the black freedmen under the Black Codes. This angered many Republicans in Congress, which prompted Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction. Three Constitutional amendments were adopted Ð the Thirteenth which abolished slavery, the Fourteenth which granted U.S. citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and the Fifteenth which gave all men the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous status. Congress also passed the Reconstruction Acts. This enabled the Congress to place ten of the former Confederate states under control of the military and excluded former Confederate leaders from voting and public office. The military supervised state and local government as well as all elections, ensuring that blacks were represented.S. citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and the Fifteenth which gave all men the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous status. Congress also passed the Reconstruction Acts. This enabled the Congress to place ten of the former Confederate states under control of the military and excluded former Confederate leaders from voting and public office. The military supervised state and local government as well as all elections, ensuring that blacks were represented.