Which statement best describes President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

Johnson’s Reconstruction plan was generally lenient toward the former Confederate states and their white populations. He offered pardons to most former Confederates who swore an oath of loyalty, though wealthy people and high-ranking Confederate officials had to apply personally. This made his plan more lenient than Lincoln’s in its treatment of many former Confederates, so the best choice is “Johnson’s plan was more lenient on the South than Lincoln’s plan.”

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