Question

Northern politicians did not want former Confederate leaders to be elected immediately after the Civil War because they _____.

A) thought it was unfair that former enemies would get elected
B) feared that the South would gather the strength to secede again
C) thought they would approve civil rights for all southern citizens.
D) All answers are correct.

Answer 1

Many Northern politicians did not want former Confederate leaders to be elected immediately after the Civil War because they "A) thought it was unfair that former enemies would get elected," since many Republicans in North wanted to punish the South after the war.