Question

how was the congressional reconstruction plan different from president johnsons plan? a congress wanted to bring back slavery. b congress wanted stricter requirements for the south. c congress wanted to follow the ten percent plan. d congress wanted to find a compromise with the south.

Explanation:

• Option A: Congress opposed slavery, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: Congressional Reconstruction (Radical Republicans) wanted stricter requirements for Southern states (like civil rights for freedmen, stricter loyalty oaths) compared to Johnson’s lenient plan. This matches.
• Option C: The Ten Percent Plan was Lincoln’s, not Congress’s focus in Reconstruction.
• Option D: Congress (Radical Republicans) was not seeking compromise but stricter terms for the South.

Answer:

B. Congress wanted stricter requirements for the South.