How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction? Interesting Facts About The Lincoln Assassination. At the end of the Civil War two very different plans for reconstructing the nation were offered. Had Lincoln lived perhaps history would have different. read more
Had Lincoln lived perhaps history would have different. The assassination of Lincoln, however, left the vulnerable Andrew Johnson, a Southerner and former slave owner with no college education, President. read more
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War and more specifically was commander in chief of the Union. He went to war with the Confederacy and died in creating a unity with the people of his country. read more
Lincoln would have been able to control the Radical Republicans, at least that is the conventional wisdom. Lincoln's death, however, left a void in leadership. The new President, Andrew Johnson, was a southerner. read more