Question

Which two Congressional legislations became law by overturning Andrew Johnson’s Presidential vetoes?

Answer 1

Answer:

Andrew Johnson’s Presidential vetoes-

a) Grant of amnesty to all white southerners to take loyalty oath

b) Reconstruction plan for North Carolina

Explanation:

The Andrew Johnson’s Presidential vetoes (for the restoration of Confederate states to the Union) which later became   Congressional legislation are as follows –  

a) Grant of amnesty to all white southerners to take loyalty oath – This shall ensure that regain of white southerners’ properties. However, the white southerners with property worth more than $20,000 were excluded

b) Reconstruction plan for North Carolina – This reconstruction plan for North Carolina was then replicated for other Southern states. The proposal was to appoint provisional governors to the defeated states under which new constitutions should be drafted inclusive of abolishing slavery and renouncing secession.