Question

what role did president andrew johnson have during reconstruction? a president johnson ignored both plans for reconstruction and created his own plan. b president johnson continued the work of abraham lincoln and enacted his reconstruction plan. c president johnson rewrote the presidential reconstruction plan to restore slavery in the united states. d president johnson worked with the u.s. congress to make readmission into the union a very difficult process for the south.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Johnson had his own Reconstruction plan, not ignoring all and creating his own out of nowhere in that sense. He had a lenient plan, but the description here is inaccurate.
• Option B: Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln's assassination. He continued with a Presidential Reconstruction plan that was in line with Lincoln's general approach (lenient toward the South, focusing on readmission with certain requirements like abolishing slavery, taking oaths, etc.), though with some differences. This is accurate.
• Option C: Johnson was against restoring slavery; in fact, the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery) was already in place, and his plan didn't aim to restore it. So this is incorrect.
• Option D: Johnson clashed with Congress (especially the Radical Republicans) over Reconstruction. He was more lenient toward the South, while Congress wanted a more stringent process. So he did not work with Congress to make readmission difficult for the South; rather, he opposed Congress's stricter measures.

Answer:

B. President Johnson continued the work of Abraham Lincoln and enacted his Reconstruction plan.