Philip Smith AP American History Mr. Catapano 02/24/00 After the Civil War ended, President Lincoln was faced with the task of rejoining a Union which was thriving less than fifty years earlier. In 1863 to achieve this goal, Lincoln introduced his “restoration plan” to the country. During this time of Reconstruction many compromises were made in order to bring the south into American society once more, while incorporating the needs of the newly emancipated slaves. Although Lincoln …showed first 75 words of 1172 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1172 total…by the decisions and actions of Andrew Johnson. Johnson acted in what he saw was his best interest and not the best interest of the nation and the black Americans. The irony is that all the opposition in the country towards Johnson caused a unity in the republican party that demanded change. The party used this power to pass very important legislation to aid the struggle for social and economic equality for the former slaves.