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Radical Republicans vs. Johnson

Radical Republicans vs. Johnson. Radical Republicans. 1 .) punish rebels by confiscating their lands 2.) replace all existing political leaders 3.) demand that states meet strict requirements before readmitting into the Union 4.) provide assistance and protection to

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Radical Republicans vs. Johnson

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  1. Radical Republicansvs. Johnson

  2. Radical Republicans 1.) punish rebels by confiscating their lands 2.) replace all existing political leaders 3.) demand that states meet strict requirements before readmitting into the Union 4.) provide assistance and protection to African Americans (Freedman’s Bureau) 5.) use military to maintain control and enforce African American suffrage

  3. President Johnson 1.) accept verbal pledges of loyalty from the rebels 2.) require existing political leaders to seek pardons from Congress 3.) speed up the readmission process by emphasizing rejecting of secession and slavery 4.) allow states to decide on what type of assistance to provide African Americans 5.) recognize that leniency toward the South will heal the nation’s wounds faster

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