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Reconstruction Plans: Wade-Davis Bill

Medium Period 5: 1844–1877 Reconstruction Plans

After the Civil War, a series of policies known as Reconstruction aimed to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society. Various plans were proposed by leaders in government, each with different approaches to addressing the status of the Southern states and the rights of Black Americans. President Abraham Lincoln, for instance, advocated for a lenient plan to reunify the nation, while other leaders called for more stringent measures. Which of the following plans proposed during Reconstruction was characterized by its emphasis on retribution and strict requirements for Southern states to rejoin the Union?

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