Radical Republicans Flashcards
Were radical republicans conservative or liberal?
Ultra conservative
How much change did the radical republicans want?
They wanted to much change that there was no change
Why did the radical republicans want a stronger hold the new southern governments?
They could grant the freedmen political and economic equality
What did the radical republicans really want to do?
Prove that they were better than everyone else
Were the radical republicans a majority or minority in congress?
Minority (about 40% at most)
How long did the radical republicans run congress?
About 40 years
What were the radical republicans an ultimate example of?
Tyranny of the minority
What were the radical republicans really good at doing?
Getting people to join them
Where did the radical republicans come from and why?
Northeast and Great Lake region. All of the industry was in the Great Lake region
Who were 3 notable radical republicans?
Frederick Douglas, Banjamin Davis, Horace Greely
What were the radical republicans problems wit Abraham Lincoln?
He didn’t emancipate they slaves early enough
He refused to allow blacks in the army
TPP was idiocy
What did their problems with Lincoln lead up to?
Problems with Andrew Johnson
Who were the enemies of Abraham Lincoln?
Radical republicans
