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 in U.S. History Activity Book.

Answer 1

The term that Johnson uses in his proclamation to argue that the states had no separate sovereignty or right to secede from the Union is "unalterable determination."

An example from the text "Johnson's proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in U.S. History Activity Book" is as follows:
"Johnson’s Amnesty Proclamation also referred to the South’s state governments as 'illegal and revolutionary' and reiterated the federal government’s 'unalterable determination' to preserve and protect the Union."