Answer:
Andrew Johnson wanted the southerners to swear a loyalty oath in order to receive amnesty and the restoration of their property
Explanation:
During the government of Abraham Lincoln, the black community looked forward to achieving social equality and followed with interest the debates on the reconstruction of the congress. When Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency in 1865, he announced a reconstruction plan that granted forgiveness and amnesty including all property rights to all confederates, with the condition to swore allegiance to the union and support for emancipation.
