Ensuring voting rights for African Americans
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens
Radical Republicans believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights as whites. They believed the Confederates were traitors and that they should be punished for their roles in the American Civil War. Following Lincolnâ??s assassination, they vigorously opposed President Johnsonâ??s lenient approach to the south and engaged in a fierce political battle with him.
the moderate republicans believed that blacks should not have their rights. The radical republicans had a vision of whites and blacks living in the same community without fighting," even a hundred years later they will still have this same problem, that they solved in the 60's called the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr was a key figure in this issue. Back to the 1800's they both thought they should live together without fighting.
Federalists and the Democratic Republicans. Federalist leader was Alexander Hamilton. Democratic Republicans was Thomas Jefferson.
Charles Sumner
Democrats and Ex Confederate, Moderate Republicans, and Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans rewrote the Reconstruction and Force acts. These were to block blacks from being allowed to vote during elections.
the conflict was between Jonhson and the republicans
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
The one that provided for basic needs of the war refugees.
The Black Codes, enacted in the South after the Civil War, severely restricted the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans. This discriminatory legislation inspired Radical Republicans in Congress to draft the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment, both aimed at securing citizenship and equal protection under the law for African Americans. The Radical Republicans sought to counteract the oppressive measures of the Black Codes and promote greater civil rights and social justice during Reconstruction.
Andrew Johnson, because he vetoed bills passed by radical Republicans during the Reconstruction Era.
The political faction that controlled Congress during Reconstruction was the Radical Republicans. This group sought to implement significant reforms in the South, including civil rights for freed slaves and stringent measures against former Confederate states. They aimed to ensure that the newly freed African Americans gained equal rights and protection under the law, often clashing with President Andrew Johnson over the extent of these measures. The Radical Republicans played a crucial role in passing the Reconstruction Acts and the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Radical Republicans wanted equal rights for freedmen (freed black slaves) and they also wanted a tougher stance against the south.
The North and South should take equal responsibility for causing the Civil War
The North and South should take equal responsibility for causing the Civil War