Radical Republicans had two main goals. First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South. Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote. They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals . . . what was their purpose for this (select two)

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Radical Republicans had two main goals.  First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South.  Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote.  They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals . . . what was their purpose for this (select two)
a. developing a speedy process to readmit southern states
b. to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union.
c. working to ratify the fourteenth amendment

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The two purposes for the Radical Republicans in using legislative reforms to achieve their goals were:

b. to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union.
c. working to ratify the fourteenth amendment.

Both of these options align with the Radical Republicans' aims to diminish the power of wealthy planters and secure rights for freedmen, specifically through the protection of citizenship and voting rights in the aftermath of the Civil War.