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What was the major difference between Presidential Reconstruction and Congressional reconstruction

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The main difference between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction was the degree of leniency they afforded to former confederate states. Under the Presidential Reconstruction plans of Lincoln and Johnson, confederate states would be granted readmission to the Union comparatively easily.

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