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the radical plan
radical reconstruction
after the civil war, there was a group of republicans in congress known as the
adical republicans.\ their goal with their plan for reconstruction was to achieve equality for the newly freed slaves. to achieve this they supported creating a freedman’s bureau, a group to go into the south and assist former slaves with food, medical care, and legal assistance. in 1866 they also proposed a civil rights act.
the radical republicans were often in
choose the correct answer.
the congressional elections of 1866 showed that the american people supported the plans of which group in congress?
dixiecrats
copperheads
radical republicans
The text about Radical Reconstruction explains that the Radical Republicans had plans for Reconstruction (like the Freedman’s Bureau, Civil Rights Act) to achieve equality for freed slaves. The 1866 Congressional elections’ support would be for the group with such plans. Dixiecrats were pro - Southern segregationists (not aligned with these plans), and Copperheads were Northern Democrats opposing the Civil War (not related to Reconstruction plans here). So the American people supported the Radical Republicans.
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Radical Republicans (the option labeled as "Radical Republicans")