Question

Question

Which of the following was one of the Radical Republicans’ main goals for Reconstruction?
(1 point)
Responses

Radical Republicans wanted to give power back to the wealthy planters in the South.
Radical Republicans wanted to give power back to the wealthy planters in the South.

Radical Republicans wanted to ensure that the Fourteenth Amendment did not pass.
Radical Republicans wanted to ensure that the Fourteenth Amendment did not pass.

Radical Republicans wanted to keep President Johnson in office.
Radical Republicans wanted to keep President Johnson in office.

Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.

One of the main goals of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction was to ensure civil rights for freedmen, including securing their right to vote.