Question

What were the Reconstruction goals of the Radical Republicans?

Answer 1

Revenge was the first a desire among some to punish the South for causing the war. 2. Concern for the freedmen some however believed that the federal government had a role to play in the transition of freedmen from slavery to freedom. 3. Political concerns the Radicals wanted to keep the Republican Party in power in both the North and the South.

Answer 2

Radical republican was a group of politicians within the Republican party and supported the emancipation of slaves. During the postwar years, the republicans had three motives. They wanted to punish the southern states for causing the civil war, they were concerned for the newly freed slaves , and wanted the federal government to work for the transition of freedmen from slavery to freedom and wanted the republican party to stay in power in both North and South. they even wanted to maintain their wartime agenda which included the protective tariffs, liberal policies for new settlers and the federal aid in the development of railways.