Compare And Contrast The Radical Republican Plan

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The Radical Republicans were a group of people in Congress after the Civil War in the United States (US). The Radical Republican's plan for reconstruction for the Union met resistance because the Radical Republican's plan was to have a harsh reconstruction for the South and to punish them, make it so that the war will not happen again, but the presidential and Democrat's plan was the opposite wanting a limited and lenient punishment to the South, seeking a rapid reunification. The Radical Republicans supported the African Americans who were held as slaves before the Civil War in the South of the US. Thaddeus Stevens was a member of House of Representatives and the leader of Radical Republicans during the 1860’s. In a speech delivered to Congress