The reason why the radical republicans rejected the ten percent plan is because they wanted to punish the South more heavily--by forcing at least half of the entire Southern population to swear allegiance to the Union, among other things.
A. In Texas, almost all government officials are appointed.
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Fort Sumter was a crucial area for the Confederacy to take control of because it would allow them to create a hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic port. They also wanted that area because of the shipping lanes and was occupied by union soldiers.
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