Question 17 • AA-F26 Physical Science
Many in Congress believed President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plans were too lenient toward the South, so A applies. Congressional Republicans generally favored stronger requirements and protections, while Johnson’s plans did not adequately protect African Americans; D therefore does not apply. Congress sought to punish or hold the South accountable for the war, rather than go easy on it, so B applies and C does not.
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