Asked by ben hen

Which of the following was part of the Radical Republican Plan for Reconstruction?
A.
Southern states needed to pay large fines and were blocked from reentering the union for 25 years.
B.
Southern states needed to enact civil rights and voting rights reforms before they could reenter the union.
C.
Southern states needed to jail all former confederate soldiers and limit their voting for 15 years.
D.
Southern states needed to create education and new work opportunities for former slaves.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. Southern states needed to enact civil rights and voting rights reforms before they could reenter the union.

Radical Republicans pushed for strict terms—guarantees of civil rights and black suffrage (enforced by the 14th/15th Amendments and military reconstruction)—before readmission.