Why did most of the fighting in the civil war take place around richmond, virginia and washington, d. c.? a. there was a huge stock pile of confederate weapons in the area that the union was trying to capture. b. the goal of the confederates and the union was to caputre the other side's capital city. c. the union army liked the land in the area and were more comfortable fighting there.

During andrew johnson’s presidency, the radical republicans gained control over policymaking in congress. they had enough power to override any presidential veto. how did the radical republicans use this opportunity? a. they blocked johnson’s weak reconstruction policies by taking charge of the reconstruction plan. b. they extended their support to johnson’s policies for reconstruction of the south. c. they removed johnson from office and took over the task of reconstructing the south. d. they removed all former confederates from office and stopped the south from rejoining the union.