How did President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan contradict his views when he first assumed the presidency?
A) He outlined a lenient policy designed to rapidly reestablish Southern state governments although he promised to harshly punish the South.
B) He refused to take away freedmen's access to land although he was an avowed racist.
C) He renounced the Thirteenth Amendment although he wanted freedmen to have more rights.
D) He denied pardons and amnesty to any Southerner who took an oath of allegiance even though he initially called for leniency.

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Johnson initially promised to punish the South harshly but his Reconstruction plan was lenient, aiming for a quick reintegration of Southern states into the Union.

How Did President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan Contradict His Views