Asked by Avery Williams

What was the overall goal of Radical Reconstruction?
A. To quickly reunite the Southern states with the Union without any major changes.
B. To rebuild the South while ensuring newly freed African Americans gained civil rights and protection through stricter measures placed on the Southern states in their re-entry to the Union.
C. To restore power to former Confederate leaders and return to pre-war society.
D. To expand westward and focus only on economic growth rather than political changes in the South.

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B. To rebuild the South while ensuring newly freed African Americans gained civil rights and protection through stricter measures placed on the Southern states in their re-entry to the Union.

Explanation: Radical Reconstruction (led by Radical Republicans) imposed military rule, required new state constitutions, and passed the 14th and 15th Amendments to secure citizenship and voting rights for freedmen, rather than quickly readmitting the South without changes or restoring pre-war leadership.