Question

What did the Radical Republicans believe?


That the South needed to forgiven


That the South needed to be punished for seceding and causing the war


That the North needed to break away


That the South should form the Confederacy

Answer 1

The Radical Republicans believed that the South needed to be punished for seceding and causing the Civil War. They advocated for strong measures to ensure civil rights and political rights for freed slaves and sought to restructure Southern society to prevent the resurgence of pre-war power structures. Their approach included military reconstruction and the protection of the rights of African Americans in the South.