2. period of time, after the civil war, when the south was required to undergo political, social, and economic change in order to reenter the united states

 RECONSTRUCTION

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"Reconstruction" is what we call the period after the Civil War when the states of the South were being brought back into the Union.  President Abraham Lincoln had wanted to restore the Union as quickly as possible.  His 10 Percent Plan would have required  just 10 percent of the voters in the states that had seceded to guarantee their allegiance to the United States and to affirm the emancipation of slaves --and that would be enough to restore those states to the Union and have them draft new state constitutions.

A number of the Republican leaders in Congress came to be known as Radical Republicans.  They believed Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction was too lenient.  They wanted harsh terms, to punish the South for creating the need for war. The Radical Republicans sought to control the Reconstruction process and impose major changes upon the southern states.  The Radical Republicans grew in power in the postwar years, and came into strong conflict with Lincoln's successor, Pres. Andrew Johnson, over how Reconstruction would proceed.

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according to romans 13: 1-7, 1st peter 2: 12-14, and 1 timothy 2: 1-4, christians as citizens have specific responsibilities to a nation that gives liberties to its people. christians are obliged to live as good citizens by submitting to the human government. honor, or respect, is due to men in the high governmental station. a christian should reflect such respect not to gain some favor but because it is god’s will. peter 2: 14 notes that the purpose of the human government is to promote peace and justice in society. to submit to human government, peter includes three elements; obedience, respect, and good deeds.