Describe the issues that divided republicans during the early reconstruction era.

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Asa Pennington

15 May, 13:26

Describe the issues that divided republicans during the early reconstruction era.

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David Sexton · Answer 1

The goal of Reconstruction was to restore the union and compromise with the Southern states that ceded before and during the war ... The Radical Republicans strongly opposed slavery during the war and after the war distrusted ex-Confederates, demanding harsh policies for Reconstruction.