"I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United
States, do ... hereby grant and assure to all
white persons who have, directly or
indirectly, participated in the existing
rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, a
full pardon, but upon the condition,
nevertheless, that every such person will, ...
freely and forever disclaim, and will never
assert, right or title to slaves, and that every
such person will never thereafter own a slave
or any interest therein."
- Andrew Johnson, "A Proclamation"
What was the condition made by Andrew Johnson
upon granting his pardons for citizens of the
South?
that all individuals pardoned must pay a
minimal fine
that only former enslaved people would be
pardoned, as they were forced into servitude
that all individuals would be pardoned as
long as they never again committed the act of
slavery
DONE