How did the president’s Reconstruction plans differ from those of Congress?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Many in Congress believed President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plans were too lenient toward the South, so A applies. Congressional Republicans generally favored stronger requirements and protections, while Johnson’s plans did not adequately protect African Americans; D therefore does not apply. Congress sought to punish or hold the South accountable for the war, rather than go easy on it, so B applies and C does not.

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