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Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson both proposed Reconstruction plans

that:
A. harshly punished the South for causing the Civil War.
B. limited the federal government's power in the South.
C. required the South to accept the end of slavery.
D. established martial law in the former Confederacy.

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User Maelga
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The answer is c due to it requirements the south to accept ending slavery
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User Milind Dalvi
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Both plans did not want to punish the south. Though Johnson was showing mercy to the south, he offered protection to free the slaves, ratifying the 13th amendment. So in my opinion the answer would be C.

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