Essays Tagged: "Radical Republican"

The failure of the Reconstruction, following the civil war.

northerners finally helped the blacks get their civil rights. Due to the continuous pushing of the Radical Republicans, many efforts were made to help the newly freed slaves survive and live as free ... ote. The amendments helped former slaves become accustomed with their new positions in society. The Radical Republicans, a strong group in the United States, were fighting for the freed slaves and the ...

(3 pages) 149 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Reconstruction.

its war debts. Only then should the state be readmitted. Every state except for Texas complied. The Radical Republicans on the other hand, felt that Congress should be the one taking over the Reconstr ... hat Congress should be the one taking over the Reconstruction policies, since it was made mostly of Radical Republicans. Thinking that Johnson's ideas were far too lenient, this party had the sternest ...

(4 pages) 127 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The impact of states rights during the Reconstruction Era of the US.

ws on blacks were still worlds apart (Foner 12).By 1866, a group anti-south Republicans, called the Radical Republicans, had gained power and support in Congress. The Radicals fought for the rights of ... would take away the states right to regulate civil rights. President Johnson didn't agree with the Radical's principles of equal rights since he was an advocate for states rights (Batchelor 41). John ...

(6 pages) 118 1 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Reconstruction and the affects of it after the civil war.

n in the United States was a time of progress for the legal rights of African Americans. It was the Radical Republican Party that overpowered the southern sympathizer, President Johnson, and passed la ... southern sympathizer, President Johnson, and passed laws that increased the rights of Blacks. This radical party, infuriated by both Lincoln's and Johnson's plans for Reconstruction, was able to elec ...

(3 pages) 224 2 4.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Explanation to why the Reconstruction of 1865, after the Civil War, had failed.

e South. However the President was not the only one to come up with the plans because there was the Radical Republicans in Congress. They seek revenge toward the South after the war, which is the exac ... with them not on the same wave lengths with Johnson, leadership will be a factor in its failure.The Radical Republicans' plans were made up of three concentration. Revenge, freed slaves, and keeping t ...

(3 pages) 152 2 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Reconstruction was or was not radical

he major goals (reuniting the Confederate and Union states and granting blacks civil rights) of the Radical Republicans reconstruction plans succeeded, they weren't completed to their full potential, ... ng are several examples of how Reconstruction was a disgrace to the American Heritage and in no way radical.Though the Civil Acts of 1866 was established to allow African Americans to be recognized as ...

(5 pages) 80 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Andrew Johnson

rights for blacks. From the beginning, Johnson was at odds with the majority party in Congress, the Radical Republicans, who favored "radical" reconstruction of the defeated Southern states, including ... r of the president that he tested the law by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, the only Radical sympathizer in his cabinet, and replacing him with Ulysses S. Grant. Eleven articles of impe ...

(2 pages) 44 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Abraham Lincoln His policies in the civil war

ment that abolished slavery altogether, he also wanted them to sign and recognize this. Many of the radicals in congress opposed Lincoln's plan very much, they thought it would put all the old Souther ... were at a complete stalemate. There was however many things he could have done differently that the radicals were more than prepared to do. We will never know how Lincoln's plan would have worked out ...

(4 pages) 41 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

American History: Post Civil War Reconstruction

nd formed loyal state governments, but were refused recognition by Congress, which was dominated by Radical Republicans. The Radical Republicans, such as Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, belie ... s were refused representation in Congress and electoral votes. Instead of the Ten Percent Plan, the Radicals drew up the Wade-Davis Bill, and under its stringent terms, a majority of the number who ha ...

(4 pages) 96 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Reconstruction of the United States after the Civil War. Radical reconstruction vs. presidential reconstruction. The affects on blacks. Compromise of 1877.

ew Johnson became in charge, trying to keep the country in order, but soon with the creation of the Radical Republicans, Johnson soon lost control. The Radical Republicans in Congress represented the ... two phases. First the Presidential Reconstruction from 1865-1867, and later from 1867-1877 was the Radical Reconstruction. During the late 1860s, acts designed to address rights are passed by the Con ...

(4 pages) 106 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Civil war

d secession and ratified the 13th Amendment -- all of which happened by September 1865. However the Radical Republicans were much more skeptical of southern intentions and demanded far more stringent ... w Johnson were the leaders of the moderate Republicans; Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner led the Radical Republicans. Radicals judged the moderate policies to be a failure, especially Johnson's opp ...

(5 pages) 41 0 5.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Charles Sumner opening statement for debate over Reconstruction

stic and necessary action against those who opposed the ways of the United States. As leader of the Radical Republicans, I propose that we severely punish any Confederates that stand against the equal ...

(1 pages) 1443 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Reconstruction: A Southern Victory

ts only hope for peaceful and easy reconstruction. Through Lincoln, the South had a shield from the Radical Republicans, who would take control of the nation, overruling even the executive branch, wit ... overruling even the executive branch, with one goal in mind: to make the South suffer. Although the Radical Republicans hastily made plans to torment the "rebels" in the South, attempting to demolish ...

(4 pages) 27 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Reconstruction

revenge on the Confederacy limited the immediate possibility of a once again prosperous Union. The Radical Republicans serving in the United States Congress in the period after the Civil War had litt ... the land in cash. Blacks never got "40 acres and a mule" talked about by Thaddeus Stevens and other radicals. The plantations owned by 70,000 "chief rebels" were never seized and redistributed. Instea ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The First Reconstruction: A Revolution?

h, wanted protection for the freed slaves, and wanted to keep their majority in Congress formed the Radical Republicans. Andrew Johnson has to be considered the fourth political element of the time du ... s unpartisan views and actions. Johnson?s only apparent goal was unification of North and South.The Radical Republicans surfaced as the country?s dominant political party and with the majority in Cong ...

(4 pages) 20 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Andrew Johnson

ith time. The nation had very different views of Johnson. The South saw him as a pushover while the Radical Republicans disapproved of his actions due to the fact that they supported black suffrage.An ... t very respected as a president. The Rebels saw him as a pushover and used him for pardons, and the Radical Republicans did not approve of his actions dealing with the reconstruction. Christopher Memm ...

(3 pages) 1480 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Reconstruction

were gaining power again. With the democrats getting more powerful, it makes it very difficult for Radical Republicans to help the blacks. Democrats in the House of Representatives would go against a ...

(3 pages) 31 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

How could post Civil War reconstruction be considered the "Second American Revolution?"

f the government and were ignoring the orders of President Johnson. A branch of republicans, called Radical Republicans, was struggling for four years for equal right for all Americans. In 1866 the Ci ...

(4 pages) 47 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Civil War Reconstruction

reed to these conditions and asked that its senators and representatives be readmitted to Congress. Radical Republicans in Congress objected to this plan, contending that it would do nothing to change ... of life, in part because he wanted to rebuild the Democratic Party and ensure his election in 1868.Radical Republicans became incensed when Johnson issued a general pardon for most Confederates and t ...

(7 pages) 64 1 5.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers

America Post Revolutionary War

terms for the South to be taken back into the Union, they would have to accept these changes. Such radical and sudden changes were not easy for many to adapt to and created chaos and anger among the ... osed on them and found any way possible to manipulate the amendments, avoiding cooperation.In 1866, Radical Republicans were brought to power. They were not satisfied with the turn of events following ...

(6 pages) 0 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History