Lincolns 10 Percent Plan. A more stringent plan was proposed by Senator Benjamin F. Lincoln's plan was the easiest, and the Radical Republican Plan was the hardest on the South.
The Radical Republicans in the Senate opposed Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan and demanded that Confederate states be punished for their rebellion against the Union. Although the Radical Republicans were the minority party in Congress, they managed to influence many moderates in the postwar years and came to dominate Congress. This plan insured that Southerner's private property would be protected.
The Ten Percent Plan was President Lincoln's plan for reunification of the United States.
Lincoln's Ten Percent plan was quite lenient in letting the former Confederate states back into the Union.
A brief description of Lincoln's Ten Percent plan for Reconstruction. While Lincoln took a moderate approach to Reconstruction, Congress sought to impose harsh terms on the South. How do you find a percent of a number?