Why Did President Johnson's Quick Reconstruction of Ex-Confederate States Shock

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why did President Johnson's quick reconstruction of ex-Confederate states shock reformers?

• A) His lenient terms for reconstruction belied his earlier states' rights stance.
• B) He had long expressed a desire to destroy the southern planter aristocracy.
• C) His harsh terms for reconstruction belied his earlier promises of leniency.
• D) He failed to follow through on his promise to grant the freedmen voting rights.

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