RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to establish equality under the law for freedmen
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to restore white southern representation in Congress
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to honor military leaders of the Confederacy
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to prevent African-American land ownership
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Detailed explanation-1: -They opposed allowing ex-Confederate officers to retake political power in the Southern U.S., and emphasized equality, civil rights and voting rights for the “freedmen", i.e., former slaves who had been freed during or after the Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were led by Thaddeus Stevens in the House of Representatives and Charles Sumner in the Senate. The Radicals were known for their opposition to slavery, their efforts to ensure emancipation and civil rights for Blacks, and their strong opinions on post-war Reconstruction.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the primary goal of Radical Republican legislative reform programs? To establish equality under the law for freedmen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Answer: They wanted to protect and aid freedmen.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Radical Republicans’ most important measures were contained in the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 and 1868, which placed the Southern states under military government and required universal manhood suffrage. Despite the Radical program, however, white control over Southern state governments was gradually restored.