RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Lincoln wanted to see the Democratic Party restored to power as quickly as possible.
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Lincoln wanted the South to be treated as conquered territory for as long as possible.
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The Radical Republicans saw Lincoln as a Civil War enthusiast and blamed him for causing the Civil War.
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Lincoln felt that Reconstruction should be about pardoning individuals and bringing southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A major area of disagreement between Lincoln and the Radical Republicans was presidential power while the Radicals saw the issue as the re-admission of states, a congressional power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln’s plan, as they thought it too lenient toward the South. Radical Republicans believed that Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction was not harsh enough because, from their point of view, the South was guilty of starting the war and deserved to be punished as such.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln’s terms for reuniting the United States during Reconstruction (1863), which they viewed as too lenient.
Detailed explanation-4: -In December, President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.