what term does Johnson use his proclamation to argue that the states had no separate sovereignty or right to secede from the Union? Give an example from the text Johnson's proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.

Answer 1

In his proclamation, Johnson argues that the states had no separate sovereignty or right to secede from the Union by using the term "inseparable" to describe the relationship between the states and the Union.

Johnson's proclamation states: "The Union of these States is perpetual. The States cannot sever the tie that binds them together, nor can any State by its own act destroy this Union." (Source: Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, December 8, 1863)