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Radical Reconstruction

Question 5 • GA-GSE Grade 8 Georgia Studies

Many members of Congress opposed President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction because

Answer
A
they believed the South had not suffered enough consequences for the war.
B
they did not want newly freed African Americans to be granted voting rights.
C
they thought former Confederate officials should return to leadership roles.
D
they thought it should be more lenient on Southerners, like Lincoln’s plan.
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