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Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, craft a response comparing the three (3) Reconstruction plans:

• Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) – Lincoln
• Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
• Congressional Reconstruction Plan (Congress)

Then, address one (1) of the following for your selections:

• Analyze if the South should have been treated as a defeated nation or as rebellious states.
• Explain how the American culture and society changed in the North versus the South during Reconstruction.
• Analyze the impact of the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction on African Americans.