Question

Why did President Johnson deviate from his original plan of punishing Southern aristocrats by making it difficult for states to reenter the Union?

Answer 1

Johnson believed that the Union was paramount and the South should be represented.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

President "Johnson" deviated from his original plan of "punishing Southern aristocrats" because he believed that the "South should be represented" and that the "Union was paramount".

EXPLANATION:

• Johnson thought that leaving the people of the southern states left unrepresented in the administration would just ignite the anger that may prompt the "second civil war".

• Along these lines, he made it simple for them to re-enter union and give the southern states the chance to send their representative for the legislative procedure.