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Republicans gained control of Congress in 1866. Radical Republicans had the support of many Northerners who believed stricter measures should be taken against the former Confederate states. After the vicious violence in New Orleans that had killed dozens of Freedman, they supported the Radical Republicans and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agothe election of 1866 gave them control of both houses of congress.
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After the Civil War a major goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress was to?
gain voting right for the newly freed slaves
Why did the Radical Republicans oppose Lincoln's plan?
They believed that his reconstruction plan, the 10% Plan, was too lenient on the former Confederate States. His plan concluded that only 10% of a state's population had to pledge allegiance with the U.S. to gain statehood again. They believed that the Freedmen population, who would gain their right to vote, would fill the 10% needed to gain statehood and the original seceders would not be the ones pledging.
How did Republicans gain control of the southern governments?
by impeaching Johnson
What did Republicans gain from the compromise of 1877?
The Republicans gained the presidency from the Compromise of 1877. The Democrats agreed to accept the Republican presidential elector, Rutherford B. Hayes.
How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during reconstruction?
all southern african american men could vote.
After the Civil War a major goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress was to?
gain voting right for the newly freed slaves
Why did Radical Republicans support suffrage for all African American males?
They did not want former Confederates to gain power again.
What role did the shift in power in Washington play in the Clinton impeachment?
Republicans try to gain control over congress
Did the radical republicans want to make sure slaves gain their equal rights?
Yes sir.
Why did Nixon want a big win in the 1972 election?
He would help Republicans take control of Congress and he would gain more power.
What is redical Republicans?
radical republicans were people who were really important and they were somehow involved in reconstruction in which African Americans began to gain more rights in the u.s.
What cause Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
whoever said soo woo SOUND DUMB, its cuhh blood c;
How did Radical Republicans gain control of ReconstructionEra politics?
Following the US Civil War, the radical wing of the Republican Party retained the control over the US Congress they had when the war began. After the war, the Democrats and moderate Republicans were not united in any meaningful fashion. This left the radicals to put forth their own agenda concerning Reconstruction Era policies in the South.
In the november 1946 election which issue helped the republicans gain control of both houses of congress-?
The labor strike and unrest are the two issues that helped the Republicans gain control of both houses of congress in November 1946 election.
Why did the radical republicans in congress turn to constitutional amendment to guarantee the rights of African Americans?
because if they secured their rights in an amendment, then they can essentially "use" or "gain" more votes for the officials they wanted because the Republicans (North) had secured their rights which ultimately made the African Americans happy/ falter away from the Southerns who had used them as slaves.
Why did the radical republicans in congress turn to the constitutional amendments to guarantee the rights of African Americans?
because if they secured their rights in an amendment, then they can essentially "use" or "gain" more votes for the officials they wanted because the Republicans (North) had secured their rights which ultimately made the African Americans happy/ falter away from the Southerns who had used them as slaves.
Why did the radical republicans in congress turn to constitutional amendments to guarantee the right of African American?
because if they secured their rights in an amendment, then they can essentially "use" or "gain" more votes for the officials they wanted because the Republicans (North) had secured their rights which ultimately made the African Americans happy/ falter away from the Southerns who had used them as slaves.
