Which of the following is true about the Radical-dominated Reconstruction Congress?
A) The central focus of its program was to protect the land rights of blacks.
B) It sought to build Republican Party support in the South by winning the black vote and curtailing the power of the planter class.
C) Its influence grew when Johnson's vetoes drove moderates into the Democratic Party.
D) Its influence waned when northern voters repudiated Radical congressmen at the polls in 1866.

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The Radical-dominated Reconstruction Congress aimed to secure rights for freed slaves and build Republican support in the South by enfranchising black voters and reducing the power of the Southern planter class.

Which of the Following Is True About the Radical-Dominated Reconstruction