RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Lincoln’s plan offered amnesty to most Confederates that would swear allegiance to the United States.
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They felt that Lincoln’s plan was too harsh on Confederates that committed crimes against the Union during the war.
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The disapproved of Lincoln’s plan to require the South to make reparation payments to the government.
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They believed that Lincoln’s plan gave too much freedom to former slaves following the civil war.
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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: -The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln’s terms for reuniting the United States during Reconstruction (1863), which they viewed as too lenient.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 8, 1863, President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. This announcement offered a full pardon to those individuals that took an oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for slavery and the war itself. Both Lincoln and Johnson wanted the southern states to be brought back into the Union quickly, using less punitive measures.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan? The plan granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons.