Which was more important to Congressional Reconstruction than to President Johnson’s plan?

Congressional Reconstruction was more focused than President Johnson’s plan on preventing former Confederate leaders from quickly regaining political power. Congress refused to seat many Southern representatives and senators until the states met its requirements. Johnson’s plan, by contrast, offered pardons to most Confederates who swore loyalty, and both approaches involved establishing new state governments. Limiting African Americans’ citizenship rights was not the defining priority of Congressional Reconstruction.

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