Which statement best describes president johnson’s plan for reconstruction? johnson’s plan pardoned most southern whites and did not protect the rights of freed african americans. johnson’s plan pardoned some confederates but did not allow them to participate in government. johnson’s plan made it difficult, if not impossible, for confederates to reestablish governments. johnson’s plan created policies that only the radical republicans in congress supported.

Johnson’s plan pardoned most Southern whites and did not protect the rights of freed African Americans.

Explanation:

President Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction mainly consisted of pardoning most Southern whites and ignoring the rights of freed African Americans. Johnson granted thousands of pardons to white Southerners, wealthy planters and some Confederate leaders, and he even allowed some of them to return to power or to have their property back.

Likewise, he established almost no regulations to the Southern states, which allowed them to abuse of and subjugate the newly freed slaves via harsh laws (known as the Black Codes), and he did not give any right or opportunity to African Americans to participate in political affairs, to receive education or to improve their economic status.