Question

what were the major aims of the Radicals?

Answer 1

they argued for a representative elected parliamentary government and believe in universal adult franchise.
they felt all citizens have right to vote
they opposed of giving privileges to the rich or men of property

Answer 2

Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan. The postwar Radical Republicans were motivated by three main factors: Revenge — a desire among some to punish the South for causing the war. Concern for the freedmen — some believed that the federal government had a role to play in the transition of freedmen from slavery to ...