Asked by Aaron Millett on Jul 14, 2024
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Why specifically did Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan fail?
A) The South had angered the North by almost surpassing its industrial productivity.
B) Black southerners were apathetic to equal rights.
C) Ex-Confederates and pre-Civil War elite returned to power.
D) Blacks refused to work with white politicians in the South.
E) From the beginning, no northerners supported his plan.
Reconstruction Plan
Policies and programs implemented after the U.S. Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South and reintegrating Southern states into the Union.
Pre-Civil War Elite
The social, political, and economic upper class in American society before the outbreak of the Civil War, often associated with slave ownership and large plantations.
- Examine the implications and ineffectiveness of Andrew Johnson's approach towards Reconstruction.
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Karan PreetJul 19, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Johnson's Reconstruction plan failed largely because it allowed ex-Confederates and the pre-Civil War elite to return to power in the South, which undermined the goals of Reconstruction and led to the implementation of Black Codes and other measures that restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the implications and ineffectiveness of Andrew Johnson's approach towards Reconstruction.
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