Radical Republicans had two main goals. First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South. Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote. They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals.
Which of the following is an example of how Radical Republicans sought to achieve their goals?
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working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
ensuring that African Americans could outvote their former owners
developing a speedy process to readmit southern states