Um with what war or battle?
Radicals believed that the safest approach was for the North to be a sort of dictator to the South. They were afraid that unless southerners' treason was harshly punished, the nation could never unite in a trustful bond that would guarantee their loyalty.
Even though Johnson had been outspoken about a need to punish the South, he ended up <u>extending a pardon</u> to all former confederates who declared a promise to stand by the Union and obey laws against slavery. <u>In addition, he let former confederate officials to occupy positions in state congress after the elections.</u>
When President Johnson started vetoing all laws that protected former slaves and black people in the south, it was made clear that ultimately he was trying to preserve the status quo and white privilege, and wasn't as forward-thinking as radicals had thought.
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Monarchs believed their authority was based on divine right and nothing on Earth could be above that belief. God expressed his will through the human form of the monarch.
The correct answer option is (C).
