Question
One way that President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan differed from that of the Radical Republicans in Congress was that Johnson opposed
A.
returning property of former citizens of the Confederacy.
B.
the Fourteenth Amendment.
C.
pardoning former citizens of the Confederacy.
D.
the Thirteenth Amendment.
A.
returning property of former citizens of the Confederacy.
B.
the Fourteenth Amendment.
C.
pardoning former citizens of the Confederacy.
D.
the Thirteenth Amendment.
Answers
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The correct answer is **A. returning property of former citizens of the Confederacy.**
President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan was generally more lenient towards the Southern states and sought to quickly restore them to the Union without harsh penalties. Johnson's plan allowed for the pardoning of many former Confederates, and he did not favor returning confiscated property, particularly land, to formerly enslaved people. In contrast, Radical Republicans favored more stringent measures, including land redistribution and protections for the rights of freedmen.
President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan was generally more lenient towards the Southern states and sought to quickly restore them to the Union without harsh penalties. Johnson's plan allowed for the pardoning of many former Confederates, and he did not favor returning confiscated property, particularly land, to formerly enslaved people. In contrast, Radical Republicans favored more stringent measures, including land redistribution and protections for the rights of freedmen.