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This first step towards the Reconstruction period, the President Johnson Proclamation of Amnesty, was deemed as too generous for Radical Republicans. The Amnesty pardoned most Confederates and remitting confiscated lands.

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Q: Why were Radical Republicans against the Proclamation of Amnesty announced by President Andrew Jonson in 1865?
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When did US President Johnson announce his Amnesty Proclamation?

In December of 1863 President Lincoln announced to the US Congress his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He laid out plans for Rebel states to reenter the Union in a generous manner.


Who was the president who issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction?

Abraham Lincoln.


Is proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction a law?

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Why did Abraham Lincoln write the amnesty proclamation?

The emancipation proclamation was to free slaves after civil war.


What legislation passed during Reconstruction aided African Americans?

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What is another name for the ten percent plan?

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What was contained in the first Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction proposed by US President Lincoln in 1863?

President Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which outlined a path by which each southern state could rejoin the Union. Under Lincoln's plan a minority of voters (equal to at least 10 percent of those who had cast ballots in the election of 1860) would have to take an oath of allegiance to the Union and accept emancipation. Lincoln hoped through his "10 percent plan" to undermine the Confederacy by establishing pro-Union governments within it.


Who grants Amnesty?

Throughout the world, amnesty is handled differently by different countries. In the United States, Congress or the president can grant amnesty.


When did US President Lincoln reveal to the US Congress his policies for reconstruction?

In December of 1863, President Lincoln addressed the US Congress concerning his policy on Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He believed this policy was a sound one for the reunification of the US after the war was over.


Can the president grant an amnesty for a criminal?

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An official pardon from the government in this case given to most Southerners during the Reconstruction period?

proclamation of Amnesty


What presidents granted amnesty and to who?

President Ronald Reagan, 1986