RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy
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Postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years
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Granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons
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Offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Whereas Lincoln wanted to peacefully recreate coexistence between the Union and the Confederate States, the Radical Republicans felt that the rebel states needed a strong hand of justice and the administration of harsh punishments for their actions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Radical Republicans were often critical of Lincoln, who they believed was too slow in freeing slaves and supporting their legal equality.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why was the Radical Republicans plan considered radical? Because it was out side the norm! The radical republicans wanted to give freed slaves homesteads, economic independence, and the right to vote. They wanted to get the land for the homesteads from the south.