Answer:
No they did not deserved to be punished.
Step-by-step explanation:
This period after the war which the south faced rebuilding their economy was known as Reconstruction. One punishment that the South faced was being divided into 5 military districts, in which the Union army occupied. This was not very difficult, but losing the civil war required them to rejoin the Union.
Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for starting the war. They also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the Republican Party. ... This prevented the majority of southern whites from voting for Democrats and against Republicans.
Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for starting the war. They also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the Republican Party. ... This prevented the majority of southern whites from voting for Democrats and against Republicans.