Andrew Johnson granted amnesty and the restoration of property to all southerners willing to swear a loyalty oath
swear a loyalty oath
President Ronald Reagan, 1986
amnesty, because i just took a test on this. I answered the ten percent plan but that was the wrong answer.
Johnson recommended amnesty for nearly all Southerners who swore loyalty to the United States.
Amnesty
President Johnson issued a proclamation granting amnesty to all persons who had directly or indirectly taken part in the rebellion, with the restoration of all rights of property except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings have been instituted for the confiscation of property, on condition of their taking an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States, and to obey all laws and proclamations which have been made during the rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves.
To ease post war tensions with the hope that the union could be restored and our country could get over the war.
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On May 27, 1865, President Andrew Johnson proclaims a general amnesty to those who rebelled against Federal authority during the US Civil War. There were some exceptions, however, as those who held high rank in the Confederate government and military had to apply for individual pardons. Also, this included all Southerners who owned over $20,000 of property.
we couldnt build enough prisons
proclamation of Amnesty
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Andrew Johnson granted amnesty except for those that trained at West Point or Annapolis, were judges or members of Congress, those that tortured prisoners, and those that violated previous amnesties.http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/04AJFirstYear/ii-1.htm