Reconstruction under President Andrew Johnson entailed all of the following,except

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The idea of Freedmen receiving forty acres and a mule to build their own economic security was not a policy pursued by President Johnson during Reconstruction. He instead favored a more lenient approach towards the former Confederate states, which included granting amnesty to most southerners who had participated in the rebellion and allowing them to retain their property except slaves they held before and during the Civil War. Confederate leaders and wealthy planters were also not required to appeal to President Johnson personally for a pardon and to regain full citizenship rights, as this would have been impractical given the number of people involved. Finally, a presidentially appointed governor did indeed control each rebel state until the loyalty oaths had been administered to the citizenry.

Reconstruction Under President Andrew Johnson Entailed All of the Following,except