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radical republicans in congress opposed president Lincoln's plan for reconstruction because they thought it was too

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change the south

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The Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction because they believed it did not do enough to change the South. In the words of Pennsylvania Representative Thaddeus Stevens, a leader of the Radical Republicans, the group sought to "revolutionize Southern institutions, habits, and manners."

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Radical republicans in congress opposed president Lincoln's plan for reconstruction because they thought it was too "soft" on the South. They wanted to punish the South more severely. 
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