The opposing views of reconstruction after the Civil War

Reconstruction began to take place as the Civil War was coming to an end. The promise of peace after the war ended was not going to happen for quite some time. Now there was a new issue to be hashed out; how does the nation begin reconstruction and who is responsible for overseeing it? Now the battle was on between the residing presidents of the time and congress and each had different opinions on reconstruction …

…impeachment. Johnson survived impeachment, but after the trial he called a truce and for the rest of his term, reconstruction was not hindered by presidential influence. Presidential and congressional opinions on reconstruction differed greatly. Who was responsible for making the decisions of how to reunite the nation? Although the war was over, it was hardly a peaceful time in America and with the Civil War nearing the end, the battle over reconstruction began. Word Count: 775