American History: Lincoln's Approach vs Radical Republicans

Running head: AMERICAN HISTORY
American History
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1AMERICAN HISTORY
Introduction
The Civil War ended in 1865 and the Union Army celebrated this victory in the
Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue. However, while the fighting was over there had been
conflict known as the era of reconstruction (Reid, 2014). It is often identified as the shifting
of struggle between North and South from the battlefield to the political round. This led to
severe uncertainty of 4 million slaves and their future in America. The study discusses
whether the radical Republicans were correct in their assumption related to the matters in the
South or if the Lincoln’s approach created new opportunity for continuation of political,
economic and social gains which the African Americans had achieved during the
Reconstruction period (Trefousse, 2014).
Discussion
Abraham Lincoln not only abhorred slavery but also considered it as a moral evil,
despite of such belief you clearly declared that he has no purpose of indirectly or directly
interfering with the slavery which exists in the States. In his emancipation proclamation
issued in 1862, slavery was not abolished as it was applicable to only 11 Confederate States
which were then against war with union. Therefore, Abraham Lincoln clearly did not set the
goal for union to put an end to slavery (Rasmussen, 2016). The moderate Republicans feared
that this would keep out the border slaves still loyal to the union and create more agitation
among the Northerners (Sommer, 2016). By the end of 1862, the slaves themselves had put
forward the issue headed by thousands of union lines as the troops came through the South.
The actions led by the slaves exposed one of the stoutest rumours underlying the southern
devotion that slaves truly desired bondage and this led to convincing link and that
emancipation would have been necessary for both political and military reasons. In response
to this, Lincoln proceeded with emancipation announcement which led to freeing of more