Question

guided practice
how did president abraham lincolns reconstruction plan differ from the wade-davis bill?
a. lincolns plan enacted black codes.
b. lincolns plan did not guarantee african american equality.
c. lincolns plan created the freedmens bureau.
d. lincolns plan did not pardon former confederates.

Explanation:

Lincoln's 10% Plan was lenient, allowing former Confederates to be pardoned and rejoin the Union once 10% of a state's voters swore loyalty. The Wade-Davis Bill was stricter, requiring a majority of voters to swear loyalty and barring many Confederates from political participation. Neither created Black Codes (enacted by Southern states) nor the Freedmen's Bureau (created post-Lincoln's death). Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality, which was not a focus of his lenient reconstruction framework, while the Wade-Davis Bill also did not address equality, but the key difference here is that Lincoln's plan did not prioritize it, and the other options are factually incorrect.

Answer:

B. Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality.