Radical Republicans

1865 president Lincoln got assassinated and Andrew Johnson succeeded him. President Johnson carried on with the ten percent plan. Both presidents shared a similar interest during their reign which was to abolish slavery before joining the union. The radical republic congress as well admitted that the Southern States had to be transformed fully

needed to find a way to readmit the Confederates back into the nation in accord to Union principles. Essentially, although the ex-Confederates rejoined the Union, the reconstruction of the South was unsuccessful. Presidential, Congressional, and Radical reconstruction individually served to the collaborative failure of readmitting the South based on Northern ideals. Furthermore, Presidential Reconstruction was futile in the reformation of the South. During this phase of reconstruction, Abraham Lincoln

the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes, southerners were going through changes, and blacks were going through changes. Whites in the south were left without people to work their plantations. Slavery was indeed a very important topic during

his plans, one must understand his motivations as well. Many believe that Lincoln fought the Civil War to end slavery and start the movement for racial equality, but Lincoln, being a moderate republican, mainly fought the Civil War in order to maintain a stable economy and protect the union. The Republican party was founded on the idea of good business and maintaining a stable economy, therefore all of their interests rooted back to improving business situations in order to gain wealth and prosper

How Reconstruction Failed to Bring Equality to Freed Blacks After the Civil War, the government had changed from a republican rule to a democratic rule that had hatred towards the South because of conflicts that had arisen during the Civil War. The Northern Republicans wanted to punish the South by forming laws that terminated slavery and granted freed blacks the right to vote, the right to own land, the right to due process, and outlawed discrimination based on race; all were attempts to try

Almost everything that the North tried to accomplish with Reconstruction failed. The blacks were freed from slavery, but they did not receive equal rights in any sense. The Republicans tried to prevent the reestablishment of the Democratic Party in the South and once again failed. Reconstruction was marked by much corruption and unstable government and did not actually accomplish much.      One of the

Unfortunately, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14th, 1865, before he could put his plan to the test. After his death, several other political leaders emerged with plans in hand. These men were of the Republican Party, and they called themselves Radicals. The Radical Republicans that emerged in the political spotlight after Lincoln’s death had two main objectives to their cause. First, they were mad at the south, blaming them for the Civil War that had just ended. Ergo, they wanted to punish

History has been marked by many major events and people throughout the years. Today that has not changed, changes, people and events keep presenting themselves making a mark in history for future generations to hear, learn, and study them. One interesting topic in history is Reconstruction. To further understand Reconstruction, one needs to know what happened during this period, how it came to exist and the impact it had on African Americans. The Reconstruction era was a period of time that lasted

Radical Reconstruction Following the Civil War came a period of regrowth and rebuilding known as Reconstruction. Reconstruction can be broken into different sections and types, one of which is Congressional, or Radical, Reconstruction. There are many scholarly debates about Congressional Reconstruction and its failures, successes, and its overall logistics. Another common debate concerning the Reconstruction period is its purpose and what the intentions of its instigators were. This paper

In 1865, the end of the Civil War led to the freeing of 4 million slaves and the start of an era known as Reconstruction. Lasting until 1877, Reconstruction was revolutionary because it caused sudden, radical, and sometimes violent change that pushed forward progress. These efforts included rebuilding the South and repairing the Union, while helping African Americans assimilate into society. For these goals to be accomplished, the South had to show loyalty to the Union. In addition, the freedmen