Question

Did the contributions of Governor Edmund J. Davis and the Radical Republicans outweigh the negatives of their time in office?

Answer 1

The other person was right

Step-by-step explanation:

The other persons paragraph is correct but here is the possible answer:

Criticisms: • Edmund J. Davis created a state militia and police force answeable only to him. • He maintained the power to declare martial law. • During the time that Davis and the Radical Republicans were in office, taxes were increased significantly. • He made large increases in government spending. • He is accused of abusing his power by silencing or arresting those who opposed him. • Elections that could have replaced Davis and the Republicans were postponed. Contributions: • He made large increases in government spending • He created free public schools for both white and black childred and mandatory attendance. • He allowed the public road system to be enlarged and improved. • He improved state defenses along the frontier. • The new Homestead Act made more land available to settlers.

Answer 2

No

Step-by-step explanation:

The contributions of Governor Edmund J. Davis and the Radical Republicans doesn't outweigh the negatives of their time in office because his term in office was controversial.

Governor Edmund J. Davis became a member of the 1866 Texas Constitutional Convention.He supported the rights of slaves that were freed and also encouraged separation of Texas into diverse Republican-controlled states.

He was elected to the position of a governor in 1869. Some of the controversy marked in respect of his government were : Fraud, Corruption, disenfranchisement of Texans among others. He also refuse to vacate his office after being defeated in 1873 by Democrat Richard Coke.