President Andrew Johnson's plan for the South, known as Presidential Reconstruction, aimed to quickly reintegrate the Southern states into the Union following the Civil War. His approach included granting amnesty to most former Confederates and allowing Southern states to establish new governments with minimal federal intervention, as long as they renounced secession and accepted the abolition of slavery. However, his leniency faced significant opposition from Congress, leading to conflicts over the direction of Reconstruction. Ultimately, his policies contributed to the rise of Black Codes and other restrictive measures in the South.
It led to conflict with the republican congress
It was easier on former confederate states
It was easier on former confederate states
The states in the South had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
it was easier on former confederate states
It was easier on former confederate states
President Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction offered pardon and amnesty to participants in the rebellion who pledged loyalty to the Union. Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated in April of 1865.
After the death of President Lincoln, the then Vice-President Andrew Johnson became President. He decided to not follow Lincoln's plan of reconstruction of the South, opting to create his own.
It was easier on former confederate states
Andrew Johnson. Abraham Lincoln's vice president.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson departed in part from Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction for the South. The plans were similar but Johnson's was more acrimonious toward the south.