Radical Republicans

became President, his plan for reconstruction was the same as Lincoln's but military officials and people with property that was worth more than $20,000 had to apply directly to the President for a pardon. Dealing with the Radical Republican made things worse for them. The radical plan wanted to punish the south, while Lincoln and Johnson wanted to reunite…

Andrew Johnson wanted to make things the way they were before so he made important government positions be filled with only white men. Stevens wanted to impeach Johnson and so to oppose him he created a group of radical republicans. Stevens had the Freedman’s bureau to assist him however. This bureau sought to help former slaves to achieve an education to help better them in society by building more schools for them. Johnson however did not let this happen because he knew…

Republicans vs Democrats The Republican Party and Democratic Party are the two major political party in the United States. The Democratic Party was originally founded by Andrew Jackson in the 1828. The original Democratic Party appealed to southerners and westerners. The current Republican Party was founded in 1854. Originally the Republican Party was most active in the North. After many years, the two parties have seemingly flipped around. Once the Republican wanted a strong federal government…

4, 1792, in Danville, Vermont. Stevens had a difficult childhood, growing up fatherless, poor, and with a club foot. After high school, he attended Dartmouth college, and subsequently passed his bar exam and began practicing law. He was a radical Republican leader and one of the most powerful members in the U.S. House of Representatives. He focused much of his political…

the Vice President of Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, became leader and therefore in charge of reconstruction. Having already been greatly opposed to Lincoln’s plans for reconstruction, when Johnson became President and brought his temperament, the Radical Republicans of the Senate immediately clashed with him. Having the majority in the Senate, they overruled nearly every one of his vetoes allowing for them to effectively control Federal Government, passing whatever bills they like. One such bill, The…

regular people. The radical group did not agree with the document whatsoever. They wanted the document to be harsher on the Confederates. The normal people were like Lincoln, in the way of wanting to get the Confederate states under the Union as soon as possible. Results of…

The outcome of the Civil War marked the unity of the Union and Confederates as one nation. Antislavery politics and radical reform movement were on the same side when it came to the idea of opposing slavery but each organization had their own beliefs. Fredrick Douglass was the leader of the radical reform while President Abraham Lincoln served as the political head of the antislavery reform. Although, theses two leaders didn’t “see eye to eye” on the goal of the war they both wanted to end the…

The First Redemption The First Redemption was the Southern Democrats reclamation of Southern states and some border states, marking their return to political power after the civil war. Southern Democrats hid behind economic disagreements with republicans, such as state expenditures and public schools, to disguise the policies created that directly attacked the changes wrought by Reconstruction. (Foner 182) Democrats called for a return of “intelligent policy holders” to power. (Foner 182)…

This chapter describes the condition of post-Civil War America, starting with the confusion in the South and the immediate plight of blacks who attempted to exercise freedom. Countless blacks, under the impression that they were free and equal to their white compatriots, attempted to start their own lives. Instead of freedom, many blacks were hunted down and killed on charges of unlawful escape. However, a great deal of blacks, empowered by the union army and years of pent up aggression, seized…

Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) Shortly after the North (Union) defeated the South (Confederate) in the Civil War began a new era for change. This time period was known as the Reconstruction Era. After the Union won the Civil War in 1865 the North began to rebuild the United States. The Reconstruction Era began with the end of the Civil War in 1865 and ended with the Compromise of 1877. With these events then numerous questions began to stir up. Under what circumstances would the Confederates…