Presidential Reconstruction and Congressional Reconstruction have some differences and some similarities. Reconstruction was a huge thing at that time in America. Abraham Lincoln played a major role in Reconstruction and when he was assassinated, Andrew Johnson took over as president and rebuilt the South. Abraham Lincoln wanted to remedy the intersectional hatred caused by the Civil War. On December 8, 1863, Lincoln established a general policy that by taking the oath, Southerners could be reinstated as U.S. citizens. Abraham Lincoln was working hard to bring the Southern states back into the Union. One way he tried was with the TenPercent Plan. In this ten percent plan, 10% of voters in a state had to take the oath of allegiance. If that happened, the state could establish a new state government. Under this ten percent plan, governments had to realize that they had to be republican and realize that slaves would be free and provide education to blacks. The Radical Republicans in Congress didn't like the Ten Percent Plan. In July 1864 they passed the Wade-Davis bill, a bill that stated that a majority of Southern voters had to take the Oath of Allegiance, not just 10% of the state. Lincoln disagreed and got rid of this bill with a pocket veto. In April 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated. His running mate, AndrewJohnson, assumed the presidency. Many thought it would punish the South, but everyone soon realized that wasn't true. He focused more on punishing the Southern elite and not the entire South. The Radical Republicans hated him and decided to take matters into their own hands. Even though slavery has been abolished, the Southern states issue... mid-paper... an injunction to stop the strike due to the inability to deliver the mail. On July 4th the troops arrived and violence broke out, the crowd fought with 14,000 federal soldiers, police and militiamen. It spread to several states and 34 lives were lost. The combined forces forced the strike to end on 8 July. With all these strikes going on, many businesses were disturbed. Americans wanted to be treated fairly. By forming unions and standing up to the employers, the employees were able to strike and prove a point. Some strikes have become very serious with deaths and injuries. Having unions was good from some points of view and bad from others. Overall unions were there to benefit employees across America. Works cited Carnes, Mark C., and John A. Garraty. American Destiny: A Nation's Tale. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2008. Print.