Andrew Johnson's plan and actions during Reconstruction were widely criticized by the Radical Republicans, and later most of Congress. Johnson clashed with Congress over most of its proposals to reconstruct the South, emboldening Southerners determined to restore their dominance over blacks and maintain a low-cost work force by any means necessary.

Congressional Reconstruction, guided by Radical Republicans, aggressively pursued political equality for African Americans as defined by several pieces of legislation and the 14th Amendment. Conflict between Congress and President Andrew Johnson escalated until he was impeached.

According to Washington, what is needed to prevent an uprising like Shay’s rebellion?-According to Washington, a strong central government is needed to prevent an uprising like Shay’s rebellion. Washington says, “If there exists...life, liberty, or property,”(Document 1). He is making claims that the government is not strong enough toprevent the chaos because it has no positive guarantees for its people and because it has no power to check its people.2a. Based on this cartoon, identify two problems with the Articles of Confederation?-Based on this cartoon, two problems with the Articles of Confederation include the lack of national defense, and the lack of a justice system. The Cartoon also looks at the lack ofpower the government has to collect taxes and get out of debt and the lack of power to enforce treaties.2b. Based on this cartoon, what phrase is used to summarize all the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?-The phrase used to summarize all the weaknesses is “no power to enforce”.2c. What idea is the cartoonist expressing when he title this political cartoon “Rough Sailing Ahead”?-The cartoonist is explaining why the U.S. government will have poor control of their nation. The cartoonist is highlighting the flaws of the Articles of confederation and the consequences in the near future.3a. According to the reading above would speaker A consider himself to be a Federalist or Anti Federalist?-According to the reading, Speaker A would consider himself an Anti-Federalist because he talks about all citizens having power to make decisions.3b. According to the reading above would speaker B consider himself to be Federalist or Anti Federalist?-According to the reading, speaker B would consider himself a Federalist. This is evident when he says “only a well-educated group of elected officials should be trusted to make decisions for the good of the whole nation xe  c coc[2