After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson's presidency impacted politics by

Question

A.
giving Confederate leaders important positions.
B.
giving pardons to Confederate leaders.
C.
asking southern states to stay out of the Union.
D.
asking southern states to pay reparations

Answer 1

After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson's presidency impacted politics primarily by:

B. giving pardons to Confederate leaders.

Johnson implemented a lenient Reconstruction policy that included granting pardons to many former Confederate leaders, which polarized politics and created tension in the post-war south and among northern Republicans.