Question
Under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction, how could states be readmitted to the Union?
Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.
States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.
State conventions had to establish new governments.
States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.
Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.
States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.
State conventions had to establish new governments.
States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.
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Under President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction, states could be readmitted to the Union if twenty percent of a state’s white males swore loyalty to the Union. This was a relatively lenient approach to reintegration compared to other plans, and it aimed to encourage quick restoration of the Southern states to the Union.