Forms of Reconstruction Online version Students will review the various proposals for reconstruction. by Aaron Stinson 1 Presidents Reconstruction Plan 2 Congressional Reconstruction 3 Military Reconstruction 4 Goals of Reconstruction Required states end slavery (13th Amendment) Made states declare their secession had been illegal Required states to cancel all war debts Required adult white males to pledge loyalty to the United States to get back the right to vote Fought against President Johnson Wanted to limit the Black Codes Passed 13th, 14th, 15th amendments Wanted to punish the South for the war For states who refused to pass the 14th Amendment States were governed by the military States were placed in 5 military districts To become a state they must pass the 13th &14th Amendment restoration of the Union transformation of southern society legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves