The Radical Republicans in Congress Approached Reconstruction with Each of the Following

Multiple Choice

The Radical Republicans in Congress approached Reconstruction with each of the following convictions EXCEPT that

A) to heal the nation, the South should be treated with generosity and compassion.
B) to avoid any recurrence of southern resistance, the power of the planter class must be destroyed.
C) to complete the task of the war, slavery must be totally and irrevocably abolished.
D) to keep faith with the antislavery crusade, the rights of freedmen must be secured.