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Q: What was the period of time congress tried to punish the south of the civil war?
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Who wanted to punish the south for the civil war?

Radical Republicans


Why did Republicans in Congress dislike Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

Because Andrew Johnson wanted easy terms for the south but the congress wanted to punish the south.


What was the response of Congress towards Lincoln's reconstruction plan of forgive and forget?

In general Congress was not as forgiving as Lincoln. They wanted to punish the South and treat it like a conquered enemy.


After the civil war what was the period of rebuilding the South called?

Reconstruction was what the period of rebuilding the south was after the civil war.


How did the nation reunite?

The Union won the Civil War and took over the South. There were Northerners that came down to take political positions. Abraham Lincoln and his vice president, Andrew Johnson, wanted to be gentle with the South but after Lincoln was killed, the Republicans in Congress wanted to punish the South. They controlled the Reconstruction.


What was Radical Reconstruction?

Radical Reconstruction was the imposition of military government in the South after the Civil War, in order to punish the former Confederate states and enforce the abolishment of slavery. Abraham Lincoln disagreed with the plans of the Radical Republicans in Congress, who instituted the military control of the South after his assassination,


What group wanted to punish the South for the Civil War?

Radical Republicans


Who did president Johnson want to punish?

Andrew Johnson did not seek to punish the south as harshly as Congress wanted to at the time. This was a major sore spot for congress and one of the reasons that would eventually lead to the house impeaching the president.


What was period of rebuilding the south after the civil war?

reconstruction


What is The Antebellum Period?

the period before a war. specifically the civil war in the south


What was the period when congress punished the south?

reconstruction


What is The period following the civil war is know as?

The period after the Civil War, 1865 - 1877, was called the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South.