The Similarities Between Moderate Republicans And Radical Republicans
During the Reconstruction period in the US radical Republicans, moderate Republicans, and southern Democrats had their own plans for Reconstruction. The radical Republicans had lots of differences for Reconstruction, but had ideas that were similar to the other groups. Moderate Republicans had differences for Reconstruction, but there were similarities between the other groups. Southern Democrats ideas for Reconstruction were mostly different, but had some similarities between the groups. The radical Republicans, moderate Republicans, and the southern Democrats plan in the Reconstruction period were different, but had some similarities. The radical Republicans had lots of different ideas for Reconstruction, but had ideas that were similar to the other groups. One difference between radical Republicans and the others were they thought
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Moderate Republicans had a similar idea to the radical Republicans about letting the southern states back in. Even though the radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for leaving they wanted them to write a new constitution and abolish slavery. Moderate Republicans had differences with radical Republicans on what should be done for the freedmen. Radical Republicans wanted the South to pass laws allowing the freedmen full rights as citizens and the right to vote. Moderate Republicans thought it should be up to the South to choose whether they want to give the freedmen full rights and the right to vote. Moderate Republicans didn’t think the South should be punished for leaving like the radical Republicans thought they should. The moderate Republicans wanted to heal the nation as quickly as possible and they thought that by making it easy to become states again and not punishing them for leaving. In conclusion the moderate Republicans had there different ideas, but did have some of the same ideas as the other
Moderate Republicans had a similar idea to the radical Republicans about letting the southern states back in. Even though the radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for leaving they wanted them to write a new constitution and abolish slavery. Moderate Republicans had differences with radical Republicans on what should be done for the freedmen. Radical Republicans wanted the South to pass laws allowing the freedmen full rights as citizens and the right to vote. Moderate Republicans thought it should be up to the South to choose whether they want to give the freedmen full rights and the right to vote. Moderate Republicans didn’t think the South should be punished for leaving like the radical Republicans thought they should. The moderate Republicans wanted to heal the nation as quickly as possible and they thought that by making it easy to become states again and not punishing them for leaving. In conclusion the moderate Republicans had there different ideas, but did have some of the same ideas as the other