Question

president johnson’s plan for reconstruction frustrated many members of congress because it established laws that limited the rights of african americans. accepted election results that returned southern planters to power. prevented leaders of the confederacy from voting in elections. forced southern states to pay back money borrowed for the war.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Johnson's plan was lenient, not focused on limiting African Americans' rights (Congress was more concerned with protecting them), so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Johnson's Reconstruction plan was lenient towards the South. It allowed Southern states to re - enter the Union with relatively few restrictions, which led to the election of many former Southern planters (who had supported the Confederacy) back into power. This frustrated Congress (especially Radical Republicans) who wanted more stringent measures to ensure civil rights for African Americans and to prevent the old Southern elite from regaining power easily.
• Option 3: Johnson's plan was lenient towards Confederate leaders; it did not prevent most of them from voting. In fact, his plan was criticized for being too forgiving of the Confederacy, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Johnson's plan did not force Southern states to pay back war debts. In fact, it was relatively lenient in terms of financial obligations for the South, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. accepted election results that returned Southern planters to power.