Reconstruction Policy
When the Civil War had ended, many problems remained. For example, the South had to be restored back into the Union, this process or procedure is more known by the name Reconstruction. The Union had come up with many plans for Reconstruction, there was Lincoln’s 10% plan, which was Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction, it specified that a southern state could be readmitted or let back into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union. There was also Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction, which was when provisional/temporary governors appointed by Johnson held conventions in Southern states that voided their rule of secession, abolished slavery, and (except South Carolina) refused Confederate …show more content…
I also believe that the more important figures, like the president, the general of the Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis, should be arrested and then thrown in jail for treason. There were many less important people involved, such as other officers that were in the army and governors. I believe that these people should quite frankly be removed from power and also be thrown in jail with the rest of the traitors. I do not believe they should be forgiven unless they were involved because they had no choice. I believe this is the right choice because this consequence is very mild, considering it is for treason, and it would not be killing anyone, just putting them in jail. I do believe the South would be very upset because it has lost its most important leaders but it is important that they recognize that it was done for the greater good. I believe that by getting rid of these officials in a clean matter by just simply throwing them in jail will have a better effect on reconstruction than killing them or anyone. One of the things I was certain that i would not have liked to do was kill people, i believe that that would have been too much considering all that was lost during the Civil War. I believe that by putting them in jail, it would make reconstruction easier and a lot quicker for it to
When the Civil War had ended, many problems remained. For example, the South had to be restored back into the Union, this process or procedure is more known by the name Reconstruction. The Union had come up with many plans for Reconstruction, there was Lincoln’s 10% plan, which was Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction, it specified that a southern state could be readmitted or let back into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union. There was also Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction, which was when provisional/temporary governors appointed by Johnson held conventions in Southern states that voided their rule of secession, abolished slavery, and (except South Carolina) refused Confederate …show more content…
I also believe that the more important figures, like the president, the general of the Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis, should be arrested and then thrown in jail for treason. There were many less important people involved, such as other officers that were in the army and governors. I believe that these people should quite frankly be removed from power and also be thrown in jail with the rest of the traitors. I do not believe they should be forgiven unless they were involved because they had no choice. I believe this is the right choice because this consequence is very mild, considering it is for treason, and it would not be killing anyone, just putting them in jail. I do believe the South would be very upset because it has lost its most important leaders but it is important that they recognize that it was done for the greater good. I believe that by getting rid of these officials in a clean matter by just simply throwing them in jail will have a better effect on reconstruction than killing them or anyone. One of the things I was certain that i would not have liked to do was kill people, i believe that that would have been too much considering all that was lost during the Civil War. I believe that by putting them in jail, it would make reconstruction easier and a lot quicker for it to