Andrew Johnson had succeeded the un-elected presidency from Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865. When he succeeded the presidency upon Lincoln's death, Johnson strove to carry out Lincoln's policy, but lacked his political skill to do so. Before Lincoln's death, the Reconstruction after the war of America was still in progress. Congress and Lincoln were both struggling over policies and programs to help the Reconstruction along. ... Andrew Johnson had to deal with the Reconstruction of America after Lincoln was assassinated. ...

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There were a few different approaches to the process of reconstruction by President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and Congress. ... President Abraham Lincoln's plan for reconstruction started with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863. ... However, Lincoln Vetoed this bill and it never passed. President Lincoln never saw his plan go through due to him being assassinated on April 14,1865. ... With Johnson's plan, he issued revised Proclamation of Amnesty just a month after Lincoln's assassination. ...

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In order to do this, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and the Congressional Republicans put forth their very best effort to help them out. President Lincoln's main goal was to uphold the Constitution and keep the country united. ... During the years of the war, President Abraham Lincoln hoped that the southern states could be reestablished by meeting a minimum test of political loyalty. ... On April 11, 1865, Lincoln encouraged northerners to accept Louisiana as a reconstructed state. ... In conclusion, by politics or social work, both, President Abraham Lincoln and th...

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The author clams in the first few paragraphs that the bias interoperation of reconstruction of Abraham Lincoln having a swift plan to reinstate southern states and Andrew Johnson being painted as a tragic hero, who only motives were to carry out Lincoln's plans of a quick reconstruction, but was foiled by the so called "evil" radical republicans, was the result of southern democrats whom favor ainit-reconstruction. ... The author states that Lincoln infect did not have a full plan on reconstruction and that Johnson was a racist politician who had his own plans on the mater. ...

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Reconstruction was a plan proposed by Abraham Lincoln when he was elected for his second term in office. Convinced by the union army's victories, Lincoln went full out in December of 1863 he offered "Full Pardon" to all, it was called the Proclamation of Amnesty. ... Lincoln acknowledged this fact only towards the end of the war. ... Yes, through Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, slavery did come to an end, but the crisis of racism only increased throughout the south. ... This was a pass tense looking bill, while Lincoln's was forward looking. ...

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Abraham Lincoln. ... Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction of the country was to ultimately restore the Union. ... Lincoln didn't like this bill and he pocket vetoed it. When states started agreeing to Lincoln's plan Congress wouldn't let them rejoin the Union so Lincoln had to start negotiating with Congress. Then Lincoln was assassinated and his successor, Andrew Johnson had to take over. ...

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Abraham Lincoln tried to make his own reconstruction and Congress didn't agree with him. ... It all started with the emancipation proclamation under Lincoln's Reconstruction. ... Lincoln did not agree with the plan at all and later vetoed it (Murrin 600). After Lincoln's assassination Andrew Johnson became president. ... Lincoln tries to be the man when it comes to ending slavery. ...

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Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and the Radical Republicans had different views on how the Union should be reconstructed. Lincoln and Johnson both had lenient plans for the Reconstruction. ... They were upset because Lincoln did not insist for the constitution makers to provide for black male suffrage. After Lincoln's death, the Radicals welcomed Johnson believing that he would punish the southern traitors. ... The Radicals were more worried about protecting the freedmen, whereas Lincoln and Johnson were more concerned about reconstructing the union....

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Following the presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, the southern states felt the need to secede from the union. This action would wage in a bloody four year war that would end with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee in the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. At the close of the American Civil...

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The Birth of Controversy The first important and coherent motion picture made is also one of the most controversial ever. The Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith was the first full length feature film and the first blockbuster created earning about 18 million dollars after its release i...

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The Civil War left America broken and disunited, and the following Reconstruction period between 1865 and 1877, was meant to put America back together socially and economically, and accomplish the unity pursued by the central governing body. Reconstruction was a partial success in restoring the Amer...

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The period in American history which we now refer to Reconstruction began in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln first outlined his Reconstruction program, but its inevitable end and lack of success had been predetermined more than two centuries before, with the arrival of the first Europeans and their slaves in North America. ...

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