Question

congress took over reconstruction from president johnson after northern republicans resigned from congress. former confederate leaders were elected to congress. the president punished the south for the civil war. the president demanded an end to reconstruction.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Northern Republicans resigning isn't related to Congress taking over Reconstruction.
• Option 2: When former Confederate leaders were elected to Congress, it angered Republicans (who wanted stricter Reconstruction), leading Congress (dominated by Republicans) to take over Reconstruction from Johnson (who was more lenient).
• Option 3: Johnson was lenient toward the South, not punitive, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Johnson didn't demand an end to Reconstruction; he had a different approach, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. former Confederate leaders were elected to Congress.