Question

value: 5
match the descriptions to the reconstruction plans they describe.
a. 10% of formerly confederate white males must swear loyalty to the u.s.
b. 50% of formerly confederate white males must swear loyalty to the u.s.
c. divided formerly confederate states into five military districts and enforced 13th - 15th amendments.
d. pardoned all southerners upon request and returned their property.

1. ten percent plan
2. wade - davis plan
3. johnson plan
4. reconstruction act

Explanation:

• The Ten Percent Plan (Lincoln's plan) required 10% of formerly Confederate white males to swear loyalty to the U.S.
• The Wade - Davis Plan (a harsher congressional plan) required 50% of formerly Confederate white males to swear loyalty to the U.S.
• The Johnson Plan (Andrew Johnson's lenient plan) pardoned all Southerners upon request (with some exceptions) and returned their property.
• The Reconstruction Act divided the formerly Confederate states into five military districts and enforced the 13th - 15th Amendments.

Answer:

1. Ten Percent Plan - a. 10% of formerly Confederate white males must swear loyalty to the U.S.
2. Wade - Davis Plan - b. 50% of formerly Confederate white males must swear loyalty to the U.S.
3. Johnson Plan - d. Pardoned all Southerners upon request and returned their property.
4. Reconstruction Act - c. Divided formerly Confederate states into five military districts and enforced 13th - 15th Amendments.