What were the five parts of the congressional reconstruction plan

Congressional reconstruction plan was made in order to transitioned the south to abide to Union's order after their defeat in the civil war. The plan consist of:

- Put the southern states into several military districts.

This being done for easier management. The union intended to put their military personnel in southern territory in order that no-one created new rebellions that reignited the civil war.

- Ordered New elections / government structure

They wanted the leaders who were involved in the civil ware to be stripped from the position

- Rewrite the state constitution and erased the Black code

At that time, the black code justified discriminatory act toward the ex-slaves

-Ratify the 14th amendment.

This amendment gave African American people with legal citizenship.

- Creating a program to improve the education of the ex-slaves

one of the most popular programs was initiated by the Freedmen bureau. This organization created training and education for African Americans so they're ready to enter the workforce.