Question

Why did President Johnson believe that Reconstruction should accomplish?

A. That rich, white southern landowners would not return to power
B. That the South would return to its prewar system without slavery
C. That the political and civil rights of freedmen would be guaranteed
D. That the South would remain as a conquered nation

Answer 1

Why did President Johnson believed that Reconstruction should accomplish:

B. That the South would return to its prewar system without slavery

Johnson allowed for instances such as black codes and old Southern leaders to returning to power, angering the north and forcing the intervention of Congress.