What was Johnson's approach to the former Confederate States?
Lenient
Severe
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Unconcerned
Answer
President Andrew Johnson implemented a lenient approach to the defeated Confederate states during the Reconstruction Era. His conciliatory policies, known as Presidential Reconstruction, aimed to quickly restore the Southern states to the Union without severe punishments. Johnson believed in a swift reintegration of the former Confederate states with minimal disruption to their social and economic structures, prioritizing the restoration of the Union over punishing the defeated Confederacy.
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