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

Johnson’s Reconstruction plan offered pardons to most former Confederates who swore loyalty, though wealthy planters and high-ranking Confederate officials generally needed special pardons. It allowed Southern states to form new governments and did little to protect the civil rights of freed African Americans. Therefore, A, “Johnson’s plan pardoned most Southern whites and did not protect the rights of free African Americans,” is the best description.

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