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    The Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction was considered radical because it sought to severely punish the South after the Civil War and ensure full legal and political equality for freed black slaves. In contrast, Lincoln had aimed for a quicker and more forgiving reunification of the Union. The Radical Republicans, led by members of Congress, advocated punishing Confederate states and citizens and ensuring the rights of the nearly 4 million freed slaves were fully protected and enforced.

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    The Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction was considered radical because it sought to severely punish the South after the Civil War and ensure full legal and political equality for freed black slaves. In contrast, Lincoln had aimed for a quicker and more forgiving reunification of the Union. The Radical Republicans, led by members of Congress, advocated punishing Confederate states and citizens and ensuring the rights of the nearly 4 million freed slaves were fully protected and enforced.

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    The Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction was considered radical because it sought to severely punish the South after the Civil War and ensure full legal and political equality for freed black slaves. In contrast, Lincoln had aimed for a quicker and more forgiving reunification of the Union. The Radical Republicans, led by members of Congress, advocated punishing Confederate states and citizens and ensuring the rights of the nearly 4 million freed slaves were fully protected and enforced.

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    Focus Question: Why was the Radical Republican

    plan for Reconstruction considered radical?


    Describe this
    photograph.
    When and
    where do you
    think this
    photograph was
    taken?
    What are 3
    things you think
    people living in
    this setting did
    in the years
    following the
    photograph?

    Vocabulary
    radical - having extreme political
    or social views that are not shared
    by most people
    Reconstruction - the period following
    the Civil War between 1865-1877

    The Civil War, 1861-1865


    Fought between the United States
    and the Confederate States of
    America.
    Caused mainly by slavery in the
    Southern states and states rights.
    The United States defeated the
    Confederate States of America.

    Lincoln was assassinated and Andrew


    Johnson became president, a
    Southerner who sympathized with the
    South
    Many people in Congress opposed
    Johnsonthey were called Radical
    Republicans
    Radical means extreme, and radicals
    typically want to see extreme changes
    in society.

    In the 1860s the Radical Republicans


    wanted to punish the South for the Civil
    War and they wanted freedmen to have
    equal rights
    Lincoln, if he lived, wished to forgive the
    South and restore the Union as quick
    as possible.

    Major questions following the


    Civil War:
    1. How to rebuild

    the South.
    2. How to bring
    Southern states
    back to the
    United States.
    3. How to bring
    former slaves
    into the United
    States as free
    people.

    Re-building the South


    Over 1 million Americans lost their
    lives during the Civil War:
    - 664,928 Northern casualties
    - 483,286 Southern casualties
    After 4 years of war, could Northerners
    and Southerners rebuild together?
    Could they become unified as citizens
    of the same country?

    Consequences for
    Confederate States

    Should people who fought against


    the United States be allowed to
    become citizens? Should they be
    punished?
    What should be done to Southern
    state governments that fought
    against the U.S.?

    Freedmen
    How would freed
    men and women
    be treated in the
    Southern states?
    What do you
    think were some
    of the major
    challenges faced
    by former slaves?

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