Question

The Radical Republicans were a faction within the Republican Party who __________________________.

• A. agreed with Lincoln's Reconstruction plans, in opposition to the rest of the party.
• B. pushed for easy Reconstruction plans, feeling that enough was enough.
• C. felt that the South should be punished, but slavery should be allowed to continue, fearing another outbreak of violence otherwise.
• D. believed that the rich slaveholders should be punished, and that the freedmen needed rights and protections.
• E. reached out to form a coalition with Southern Democrats to formulate plans for Reconstruction.

Answer 1

The correct option is B pushed for easy Reconstruction plans, feeling that enough was enough.

The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 (before the American Civil War) until the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation.

The correct answer is B.