Soon After Proposing His Initial Plan for Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson

question 84

Multiple Choice

Soon after proposing his initial plan for Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson surprisingly helped subvert his own plan by

• A) withdrawing the Union Army from the South.
• B) granting pardons to many wealthy southerners.
• C) establishing martial law throughout the South.
• D) dissolving the newly elected state constitutional conventions.

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Definitions:

Scalawag

A term used during the Reconstruction era in the United States to describe Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party, often used derogatorily.

Republicans

Refers to members or supporters of the Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States, typically associated with conservative political ideologies.

White Southerner

A term referring to individuals of European descent living in the southern United States, especially noted in historical contexts involving social and racial dynamics.

Reconstruction Act

Legislation passed in 1867 that laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union following the Civil War, including requirements for suffrage and civil rights.