Why would such violent acts have helped republicans win the elections in 1866? Plz answer as fast as u can and thxs if u do answer

The 1866 elections were a decisive event in the early Reconstruction era, in which President Andrew Johnson faced off against the Radical Republicans in a bitter dispute over whether Reconstruction should be lenient or harsh toward the vanquished South.

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