The North Won the Civil War, but the South Won Reconstruction Many problems were faced in the U.S. after the Civil War caused by the death of Abraham Lincoln, a new president, and major differences in people’s opinions. The two main forces of power after the Civil War both had the same thoughts on many topics, and coincidently many of these thoughts and ideas were what started the Civil War. Andrew Johnson was left to be president when Lincoln’s death occurred, and it just so happens that he did not share much of the same opinions as Lincoln. Radical republicans believed that Southerners should be punished versus apologizing and becoming a part of the Union. The other force of power, white southerners had been forgiven by Johnson and allowed
