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Andrew Johnson granted amnesty except for those that trained at West Point or Annapolis, were judges or members of Congress, those that tortured prisoners, and those that violated previous amnesties.
http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/04AJFirstYear/ii-1.htm
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What are civil war words that start with p?
Proclamation, as in Emancipation Proclamation.
Who benefited from the proclamation of 1763?
who beniffited from the proclamation of 1763
What are the differences in Lincoln's plan and Johnson's plan for reconstruction?
Both Lincoln and Johnson supported lenient plans for Reconstruction. 10% Plan (Lincoln): Once ten percent of a southern state's 1860 voters had taken an oath of loyalty, the state could rejoin the Union. Both Lincoln and Johnson provided for a generous amnesty to allow Southerners to retain their property and reacquire their political rights. Johnson supported the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery but was reluctant to support Black suffrage believing this was an issue for states
What did Johnson's proclamation require of the former Confederate states in order to be readmitted into the union?
he called for a majority of voters to each southerner states to pledge lotalty to the u.s
What was the General Amnesty Act of 1872?
Allowed most former Confederates to hold public office.
