Asked by ben hen

After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson's presidency impacted politics by
A.
giving Confederate leaders important positions.
B.
giving pardons to Confederate leaders.
C.
asking southern states to pay reparations.
D.
asking southern states to stay out of the Union.

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B. giving pardons to Confederate leaders.

Andrew Johnson pursued a lenient Reconstruction policy, issuing many pardons and restoring political rights to former Confederates, which allowed them to regain influence in Southern politics and led to conflict with Radical Republicans in Congress.