Question

True or False: Presidential Reconstruction under Andrew Johnson sought to punish Southern Whites for rebelling by excluding Confederate leaders from participating in government and welcoming Freedmen (former Enslaved people) into American society and government


False


True

Answer 1

False. Presidential Reconstruction under Andrew Johnson did not seek to punish Southern Whites; rather, it aimed to quickly restore the Southern states to the Union with leniency. Johnson's policies included allowing former Confederate leaders to participate in government and did not prioritize the inclusion of Freedmen into American society and government in a meaningful way.