Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction"Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction" by Charles H. McCarthy Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction gives a brief summary of the political history of the United States from 1776 to 1860 to indicate that there were differences between the North and the South, chiefly in relation to slavery and state rights, which ultimately led to the attempted withdrawal of the slave states from the Union, to their subjugation and to their ultimate restoration. "This return is what is commonly known as Reconstruction. |
Contents
LOUISIANA | |
ARKANSAS | |
ANTISLAVERY LEGISLATION | |
THEORIES AND PLANS OF RECONSTRUCTION | |
RISE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PLAN | |
AN ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE | |
THE ELECTORAL VOTE OF LOUISIANA | |
SENATE DEBATE ON LOUISIANA | |
INCIDENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION | |
CULMINATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLAN | |
APPENDIX A THIRTYSEVENTH CONGRESS | |
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