How did Johnson treat the former Confederates?
A) He granted blanket amnesty and pardons to former Confederates willing to swear allegiance to the United States.
B) He treated them very harshly.
C) He ignored them and hoped that blacks would gain political power in the South.
D) He refused to pardon them but would allow them to vote if they swore allegiance to the United States.

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Johnson granted blanket amnesty and pardons to former Confederates willing to swear allegiance to the United States. This was part of his plan to quickly reintegrate the South into the Union and restore the pre-war political order. Johnson's leniency towards former Confederates was one of the factors that contributed to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the emergence of the Jim Crow system of segregation in the South.

How Did Johnson Treat the Former Confederates