How Did Andrew Johnson's Becoming President Affect Blacks

question 11

Multiple Choice

How did Andrew Johnson's becoming president affect blacks?

• A) It didn't affect them. Johnson followed all of Lincoln's plans and initiated none of his own.
• B) Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government, and were vastly inferior to whites. He destroyed many of their hopes.
• C) Johnson felt that blacks were the social and political equals of whites, and that they should be given the same rights as whites.
• D) Johnson was president only for a few months, and therefore had little effect .

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