Who were the Radical Republicans?
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Correct answer: Republicans favoring strong federal protections for freedpeople and Southern reform
Radical Republicans believed the federal government should do more to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people. They also wanted to limit the political power of former Confederates and transform Southern society.
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