How did Northern Republicans react to the new members of Congress who joined in 1866? They were angry that African Americans had been elected to Congress. They were outraged that former Confederates were able to join Congress. They encouraged cooperation to accomplish the goals of Reconstruction. They decided to hand over control of Reconstruction to President Johnson.

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Noelle Thornton

14 January, 08:15

How did Northern Republicans react to the new members of Congress who joined in 1866? They were angry that African Americans had been elected to Congress. They were outraged that former Confederates were able to join Congress. They encouraged cooperation to accomplish the goals of Reconstruction. They decided to hand over control of Reconstruction to President Johnson.

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Ulises Whitaker · Answer 1

(2) They were outraged that former Confederates were able to join Congress.

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In the congressional elections of 1866, northern voters rejected Johnson's view of Reconstruction and handed a major victory to the Radical Republicans. The Radical Republicans took control of Reconstruction, and they were opposed by former slave owners and white supremacists in the rebel states.