Respuesta :

End slavery. It was more beneficial to President Lincoln to end slavery to help his Union. He did it out of selfishness, not because he had a strong love for black people.

Answer:

Allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

Explanation:

Lincoln defended that the Reconstruction plan should act as quickly as possible to restore the Union and allow the Southern States to reenter the Union. They would need to take an oath of loyalty to the US and pledge to obey all federal laws about slavery.

Johnson continued Lincoln's plan of reconstruction after Lincoln’s assassination, some parts like the desire to restore the Union and accept the Southern States back were maintained. But Johnson was seen as too in favor of the Southern States and Congress took over the process of Reconstruction.