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2. What was the purpose Black Code laws? Why do you think this angered the Radical Republicans?​

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  • Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African
  • The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln's plan because they thought it too lenient toward the South. Radical Republicans believed that Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was not harsh enough because, from their point of view, the South was guilty of starting the war and deserved to be punished as such.

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