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Q: Why would Johnson grant amnesty to former Confederates?
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How did Andrew Johnson affect the reconstruction?

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Who was in charge at Shiloh?

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After passage of the Reconstruction Acts who took charge of the governments of the former Confederate states?

his grant of amnesty to former Confederate soldiers


What was President Andrew Johnson's response to former Confederate general James Longstreet in Washington DC?

After the end of the US Civil War, former Lieutenant General applied for a pardon. He visited Washington DC and spoke with General US Grant, Secretary of War Stanton and President Andrew Johnson. Johnson informed Longstreet that three former Confederates he would never pardon were Longstreet, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.


Did Ulysses S. Grant ever end turmoil?

He did just that by taking the surrender of Robert E. Lee, and allowing Sherman's march across Georgia and he Carolinas, which ended the war. During Reconstruction, he supported amnesty for former Confederates, civil rights for blacks, and troops to be sent South to control the KKK.


Can the president grant an amnesty for a criminal?

yes.


Who grants Amnesty?

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


Did Congress grant amnesty to illegal aliens in 1977?

yes


What can the president grant to pardon a group of people?

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The power of the president to grant amnesty is an example of the presidents?

administrative power


When was Johnson Grant born?

Johnson Grant was born in 1773.


When did Johnson Grant die?

Johnson Grant died in 1844.