HIST405
United States History
Week 4 Discussion
The Civil War and Reconstruction
In the beginning, each side in the Civil War believed the
war would be brief and that their side would win. What advantages did each side
hold that made them feel this way? Elaborate. After the war, Lincoln had one
plan for bringing the rebel states back into the Union; Andrew Johnson another;
and the Radical Republican Congress a third. Discuss the aims of each president
and explain why and in what ways Congress took control of Reconstruction.