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S_A_V [24]
2 years ago
7

What could be Johnson’s reasoning for not further punishing Confederate leaders? What arguments could be made for supporting the

Radical Republican view of adding further punishment?
History
2 answers:
svetoff [14.1K]2 years ago
7 0

A good answer should contain the following:

Possible Answers:

   1. Perhaps he felt that the healing and reunification process was more important than revenge.

   Harsh punishment might make the reconstruction process more difficult if people in power resisted in the South.

   2. The Confederates were traitors that took up armed rebellion against the lawful government of the United States. Harsh punishment might serve as an example to future possible rebels.

   If not forced to do so, Southern leaders would never grant equal rights to former slaves.

Yuliya22 [10]2 years ago
5 0

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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