Why Did Republicans in Congress Want a Slower System of Reconstruction

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why did Republicans in Congress want a slower system of Reconstruction than what President Johnson had proposed?

• A) This would give the Republican Party in the South time to build its strength.
• B) This would reduce the amount of civil liberties that freedmen had initially received.
• C) This would give the Southern economy the opportunity to refurbish its cotton industry.
• D) This would allow Southern Democrats the chance to control their state governments.

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