Thaddeus Stevens proposed with regard to land for African Americans that land would be taken from plantation owners and be given to free people. Moderate Republicans responded to it by being against it and saying that new civil and voting rights were enough for African Americans.
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They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies
African-Americans
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The African-American vote was important to Republicans because they wanted to attract support from minority voters and broaden their electoral base. Historically, African-Americans had heavily supported the Republican Party after the Civil War because of their association with Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Republicans hoped to regain this support by appealing to African-Americans on issues such as civil rights and economic empowerment.
thaddeus stevens
Thaddeus Stevens was one of the Radical Republicans after the Civil War. He was a prominent leader in Congress who advocated for equal rights for African Americans and strong measures against the Southern states that had seceded from the Union.
They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's reconstructruction policies.
They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies
African-Americans
Moderate Republicans believed in gradual and limited civil rights reforms for African Americans, such as the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment. Radical Republicans, on the other hand, advocated for more comprehensive and immediate civil rights protections for African Americans, including voting rights and land distribution. They clashed over these differing approaches, with radicals pushing for more aggressive legislation and actions to secure equality for African Americans.
The Radical Republicans supported the measure to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
It was important to Republicans because the volume of African Americans released of slavery in the south.
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They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's reconstructruction policies.
Radical Republicans .
The Radical Republicans supported the measure to ensure voting rights for African Americans.