Question

What did Confederate leaders have to request from Johnson in order for them to regain their property and their rights as citizens?


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Confederate leaders had to request a **pardon** from President Andrew Johnson in order to regain their property and their rights as citizens after the Civil War. Johnson's approach to Reconstruction included a policy of granting pardons to many former Confederates, which allowed them to regain their citizenship and property rights.