Question

Which of the following statements best describes President Johnson's managing of the Reconstruction?

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) He was more Lenient towards former Confederates than Radical Republicans wanted.

President Johnson was the Vice-President of the United States before being sworn in after the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

After assuming office he followed the path of reconstruction as envisaged by President Lincoln. 

He was lenient in the reconstruction era to the dismay of many radical republicans who wanted not only wanted swift action to bring in the Southern States within the Union but were also looking for trials and imprisonment of many Confederate leaders.

For the remaining years of his Presidency, he was locked in a battle with Congress and other Republicans in how to deal with the reconstruction of the union.

Answer 2

He was more lenient towards former Confederates than the Radical Republicans wanted.