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Civil War: The Johnson Plan

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The Civil War has ended and now we need to reunite the states. The Johnson plan was the best plan because of various reasons. One of the reasons is because they had to ratify the 13 amendments. The thirteenth amendment was to slavery. Abolishing slavery is good because that means everyone has freedom, and freedom is what all African-Americans want. The thirteenth amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in the United States and says that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been accordingly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their control.” Another
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