Question

If Johnson had been less lenient toward the South during Reconstruction do you think the Radical Republicans have been able to take control? Would the Fifteenth Amendment have been passed? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:No

The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln's plan because they thought it too lenient toward the South. Radical Republicans believed that Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was not harsh enough because, from their point of view, the South was guilty of starting the war and deserved to be punished as such.

Explanation:

The Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln's plan because they thought it too lenient toward the South. Radical Republicans believed that Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was not harsh enough because, from their point of view, the South was guilty of starting the war and deserved to be punished as such.