What was the key difference between the Lincoln and Johnson plans for reconstruction?
A) Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan barred from political participation any ex-Confederate with taxable property worth $20,000 or more.
B) Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan excluded freedmen from participating in the new reconstruction governments.
C) Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan required that southerners take oaths of allegiance to the United States.
D) Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan was designed to bring the southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible.
E) Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan prohibited former Confederate military officers from serving in the U.S. military.

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Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, known as the Ten Percent Plan, was relatively lenient and aimed at quickly reintegrating the Southern states back into the Union. It required that only 10% of a state's voters take an oath of loyalty to the Union. Johnson's plan, while similar in its leniency, specifically barred ex-Confederates with taxable property over $20,000 from political participation, aiming to punish the wealthy Southern elite who had supported the Confederacy.

What Was the Key Difference Between the Lincoln and Johnson