The view of Reconstruction that advocated for harsh penalties against former Confederates while extending full rights to Freedmen was primarily associated with the Radical Republicans. This faction within the Republican Party sought to ensure civil rights for formerly enslaved people and believed that a stringent approach was necessary to transform Southern society and prevent former Confederates from regaining power. Prominent figures like Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were key proponents of this perspective, pushing for legislation that would protect the rights of Freedmen and impose severe consequences on those who had participated in the Confederacy.
The Freedmen's Bureau.
Freedmen
Freedmen
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Freedmen's Bureau
Democrats took the view of Reconstruction that harsh penalties needed to be doled out to former Confederates while giving full rights to Freedmen.
It was the Freedmen's Bureau.
Scalawags.
The second reconstruction plan
They elected former Confederates.
The Freedmen's Bureau.
they were unable to take an oath that they had been loyal to the union
The purpose of Reconstruction was to give freedmen and white Unionists power to organize governments and control the former Confederate states indefinitely.
They would be divided into military districts headed by union generals
a concern about Black Codes and the return of former Confederates to power
Former slaves who were released from slavery were often referred to as freedmen or freedwomen.
Freedmen