<span>Radical republicans in congress wanted to provide more rights for formerly enslaved people, so they "resisted" efforts in Congress to end Reconstruction early by pulling out Union troops from the South. </span>
Radical Republicans in Congress wanted to provide more rights for formerly enslaved people, so they overturned several of President Johnson's vetoes.
The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877.
They considered themselves radicals refering to a complete permanent eradication of slavery and secessionism.
342 chests were poured into the Boston Harbor. It weighed about 92,000 pounds. The reported damage was <span>£9,659 and it is worth $1,700,000 in today's money. Hoped this helped!</span>