Radical Republicans

and what was to be done with the former Confederate States was in question. After the Congressional Election of 1866, radical Republicans gained a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress, which meant that they had the ability to override a veto from President Andrew Johnson. This meant that virtually any law Congress passed would be put into action, so therefore the Republicans dictated the plan for Reconstruction. On March 2, 1867, Congress passed the Reconstruction Act, which split the South

investigation will explore the question: How did the Radical Republican’s rise to power contribute to the failure of the post-civil war reconstruction? The time between 1863, when Lincoln passed the ten percent act, until the year 1877, when reconstruction was officially ended, will be evaluated with information provided by the sources. The investigation will specifically look to how the Lincoln assassination allowed for the rise in the Radical Republican Party from 1866 to 1868 and the party’s effect

had been won by the Union, people started to raise up lots of questions. Lincolns’ mind view was that the Union was one, and that the southern states that had decided to secede were just in rebellion, and he was going to forgive and forget. Republican Radicals on the other hand figured that the South should be severely dealt with. Another question that was raised was what should be done with the over four million slaves that were being set free. Lincoln answered these questions exceedingly well

The Radical and the Republican Paper The Radical and the Republican by author James Oakes is an account of two idols that conquest over struggle during a time of great crisis, solidified in a specialist historian’s expertise of various writings on abolitionism, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War era. While Oakes is vigilant to dodge the evident dangers of hero-worship, his compassion for both Lincoln and Douglass is evident throughout. Oakes received the Lincoln Prize for his work on this manuscript

Nkechi Afulezi World History The Radical and the Republic Review In The Radical and the Republican by James Oakes, the author explains the revolutionary lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. The text explains their trials to help end slavery and how it helped shaped the future of 19th – 20th century America. The book puts into range, the aspect of the politics involving the two men. According to Oakes, both Abraham and Frederick “…hated…slavery…” (Oakes 90). There hatred for slavery rose

The Radical and The Republican, by James Oakes In the book, The Radical and the Republican, was a very interesting, informative read. It made me actually picture myself during that era, and feel how the main people in the book were so passionate about slavery. It focused on the attitudes and the political stand points of Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass, towards the issue on slavery and the emancipation of slaves. James Oake’s portrayal of both men was extremely positive. He went into

Radical Republicans believed that blacks were entitled to equal political opportunities and rights as whites. They also believed that Confederate leaders should be punished for what they did in the Civil War. People like representative Thaddeus Stevens and Senator Charles Sumner were extremely against Andrew Johnson's lenient policies and thought the federal government stuck its nose in state affairs too much. However, they grew tired of waiting for a change and took a direct intervention into state

the book, The Radical and the Republican: Fredrick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of Antislavery Politics, written by James Oakes connected the politics and the point of views of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass towards the issue of slavery and the emancipation of slaves. Oakes interpretations of both men were very detailed in showing their reason and politics behind their positions they served in society on the topic of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the republican, and Fredrick

Radical Republicans, who identified as the anti-slavery and pro-reconstruction wing of the Republican party, were another key group driving transformations in the country during this time. They had a bold agenda: to punish the south for the Civil War, ensure the complete elevation of former slaves to the current standards of American society, and to prevent the Democrats from ever gaining another foothold in the south. To do this, they set out to pass the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

As tumultuous as the United States was during the Civil War, the period of reconstruction was filled with a similar sense of uncertainty; the Confederate states had to be assimilated back into the Union but there were many conflicting views on how this should be done. While the Thirteenth Amendment had already emancipated the Africans living in the Southern territories, it did not guarantee them equal treatment. Still up for debate was whether Africans would be given the equal protection under the