What did Andrew Johnson focus on with his Reconstruction plan?

A) issuing presidential pardons
B) building railroads in the South
C) securing the individual rights of African-Americans
D) creating a biracial government
E) limiting immigration

Reconstruction Plan

Relates to the strategies and policies implemented to rebuild and reorganize the Southern United States after the Civil War.

Presidential Pardons

A legal mechanism that allows the president of the United States to fully forgive an individual for federal crimes, thereby removing any remaining penalties or punishments.

Andrew Johnson

The 17th president of the United States, who served from 1865 to 1869, succeeding Abraham Lincoln following his assassination, and was the first American president to be impeached.