Question

Why did President Johnson deviate his original plan of punishing southerners by making it difficult to reenter the union?

Answer 1

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@Samanthaearl this should help you
http://millercenter.org/president/johnson/essays/biography/print
go to the
Phase I: Presidential Reconstruction column :D

Answer 2

I think @jagr2713 did a great job helping with this question. If you no longer need help, please close the question, thanks :)