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 students Activity Book fifth edition.

Answer 1

In his proclamation, Johnson argues that the states did not have the right to secede from the Union using the term "insurrectionary" to describe their actions. He states that the states engaged in an insurrection against the government of the United States and therefore forfeited their separate sovereignty.

An example from Johnson's proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in U.S. History students Activity Book fifth edition can be found in the following excerpt:

"That the so-called Confederate States of America, including all the inhabitants thereof, are deemed in law to be in a state of insurrection against the United States; and that any Civil or Military Officer, or other person, who shall be found within any of said States, or in any manner aiding or abetting said insurrection, shall be guilty of treason against the United States, and shall be liable to be proceeded against as therein provided."

This excerpt clearly highlights Johnson's use of the term "insurrection" to portray the states as being in rebellion against the Union.