Question

Why did President Johnson lose control of Reconstruction?

He was removed from office after impeachment by Congress.

White Democrats were able to win majorities in the new Southern legislatures.

Military governors running the former Confederate states began to ignore his orders.

Radical Republicans expanded their Congressional majority in the elections of 1866.

Answer 1

He lost control because congress took over

Answer 2

President Johnson lost control of reconstruction because Radical Republicans expanded their Congressional majority in the elections of 1866.