In their plans for reconstruction both president abraham lincoln and president andrew johnson sought to

Allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

Explanation:

Lincoln defended that the Reconstruction plan should act as quickly as possible to restore the Union and allow the Southern States to reenter the Union. They would need to take an oath of loyalty to the US and pledge to obey all federal laws about slavery.

Johnson continued Lincoln's plan of reconstruction after Lincoln’s assassination, some parts like the desire to restore the Union and accept the Southern States back were maintained. But Johnson was seen as too in favor of the Southern States and Congress took over the process of Reconstruction.

its b they wanted to be able to expand their trade..

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

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