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Why did radical republicans disagree with Lincoln harsh way of reconstruction?
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Abraham Lincoln's ultimate goal during the Civil War was to reunite the country. He felt that if the country was against itself, it would eventually crumble. He wanted Reconstruction, or the re-building of the country, to be as easy as possible (without slavery and with peace).
The radical Republicans in Congress at that time wanted to punish the South at all costs; they had been traitors, and the Republicans felt that if they wanted to be readmitted into the Union, they needed to beg on hands and knees. Lincoln saw this, and it caused an abundance of tension and hostility towards the North. He wanted a very lenient Reconstruction process so that the Southerners would be more willing to compromise, and actually want to be readmitted. He thought that this way, the country would be able to rebuild more peacefully and successfully. Otherwise, the South would still harbor the same resentment they had before the war, and the country, in effect, wouldn't have solved its problems, and the war would have been for nothing.
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How did Lincoln's assassination effects the reconstruction?
The attemps of the Radical Republicans to control reconstruction policy were successful
With whose plans did the radical republicans disagrree?
with whose plans did the radical republicans disagree
Which wanted a harsher plan of reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
What brought an end to the reconstruction?
radical republicans lost power
Was military reconstruction necessary?
It was deemed to be required by the Radical Republicans in Congress.
How did Lincoln's assassination effects the reconstruction?
The attemps of the Radical Republicans to control reconstruction policy were successful
Why were radical Republicans unhappy about the second inaugural speech by Lincoln?
Lincoln proposed lenient terms for Reconstruction.
How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect events of the reconstruction period?
the attempts of the radical Republicans to control Reconstruction policy were successful
How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affected events of the Reconstruction Period?
the attempts of the radical Republicans to control Reconstruction policy were successful
What were the three plans for reconstruction after the civil war in 1865?
Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, Johnson's Reconstruction Plan and the Radical Republicans in Congress Reconstrucion plan
Which plan was ultimately used for reconstruction after the civil war of 1865 Lincoln's Johnson's or the Radical Republicans?
Congress
Why was Reconstruction often called Radical Reconstruction?
Radical Reconstruction was the name of one of the phases of reconstruction: the one instigated by a faction that called themselves the Radical Republicans. The Radical Republicans who swept to power in 1866 considered the first phase of Reconstruction (called the Presidential Reconstruction since it was led by Presidents Lincoln and Johnson) too moderate. In 1873 white supremacist soutern Democrats who called themselves Redeemers returned to power and ended Reconstruction.
With whose plans did the radical republicans disagrree?
with whose plans did the radical republicans disagree
How did the moderate and radical republicans in congress disagree over African American rights?
They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies
Which of these wanted a harsher plan of reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
Why do you think the Radical Republicans wanted a tough Reconstruction Plan for the South?
Radical Republicans wanted to oversee Reconstruction because they wanted to let the blacks have their equal rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence.
Who offered the greatest resistance to Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
