NOT a motivation of Congressional Republicans:
D) Congressional leaders wanted to restore the Union as quickly as possible.
President Lincoln had wanted to restore the Union as quickly as possible. His 10 Percent Plan would have required just 10 percent of the voters in the states that had seceded to guarantee their allegiance to the United States and to affirm the emancipation of slaves --and that would be enough to restore those states to the Union and have them draft new state constitutions.
A number of the Republican leaders in Congress came to be known as Radical Republicans. They believed Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction was too lenient. They wanted harsh terms, to punish the South for creating the need for war. The Radical Republicans sought to control the Reconstruction process and impose major changes upon the southern states. The Radical Republicans grew in power in the postwar years, and came into strong conflict with Lincoln's successor, Pres. Andrew Johnson, over how Reconstruction would proceed.
Answer:
The first elections where the power was passed peacefully from one party to another
Explanation:
The 1800 United States presidential elections, also referred to as <em>‘’Revolution of 1800’’</em> were of great historical value, marked as a turning point in the US politics.
The two <em>nominees</em> where Thomas Jefferson, from the Democratic-Republican party, and John Adams, from the Federalist party.
Thomas Jefferson won the elections, having 73 electoral votes, 9 states carried and 41, 330 popular votes.
The power was passed peacefully from the Federalist party to the Democratic-Republican party, starting a generation of Democratic-Republican rule.
