In order to rebuild America, a country torn apart by the Civil War, we must combine portions of Lincoln’s 10% Plan, Johnson’s Plan, and the Congressional Reconstruction so that we may rebuild a thriving country that is inclusive and provides a place the next generation to grow. From Lincoln’s Plan, “If at least 10% of citizens in a state who voted in 1860 elections swore an oath of allegiance to the Union and accepted the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation, citizens could vote in elections that would create new state governments and new state constitutions. After that the state would once again be eligible for representation in Congress and readmitted to the Union” (PIIP15). No former military and civil officers of the Confederacy will
