Question
Why did conflict erupt between President Johnson and Congress after Lincoln's assassination? (1 point)
• Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.
• Southern conservatives enacted the black codes against Congress' wishes.
Neither Congress nor the President wanted a Joint Committee on Reconstruction to dictate the plan.
Southern Congressmen agreed with President Johnson's Radical Reconstruction
Plan.
• Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.
• Southern conservatives enacted the black codes against Congress' wishes.
Neither Congress nor the President wanted a Joint Committee on Reconstruction to dictate the plan.
Southern Congressmen agreed with President Johnson's Radical Reconstruction
Plan.
Answers
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The correct answer is: **Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.**
After Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction was seen as too lenient towards the South, which led to significant conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress.
After Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction was seen as too lenient towards the South, which led to significant conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress.