Congress Objected to the Readmission of Southern States to the Union

question 87

Multiple Choice

Congress objected to the readmission of Southern states to the Union under Johnson's plan because

• A) the states had adopted Black Codes that limited the civil rights of freed slaves.
• B) the states had been readmitted without consultation with Congress.
• C) many former Confederates were elected to high political office in those states.
• D) it feared that the restored South would be stronger than ever in national politics.
• E) they feared that the South would just secede again if it didn't get its way.

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