How did Republicans view slavery?

Answer 1

According to Wikipedia, "The Senate passed the (13th) amendment (abolishing slavery) on April 8, 1864, by a vote of 38 to 6. However, just over two months later on June 15, the House failed to do so, with 93 in favor and 65 against, thirteen votes short of the two-thirds vote needed for passage; the vote split largely along party lines, with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing."

The second vote:

"In mid-January, Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax estimated the amendment to be five votes short of passage. Ashley postponed the vote.[66] At this point, Lincoln intensified his push for the amendment, making direct emotional appeals to particular members of Congress.[67] On January 31, 1865, the House called another vote on the amendment, with neither side being certain of the outcome. Every Republican supported the measure, as well as 16 Democrats, almost all of them lame ducks. The amendment finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56,[68] narrowly reaching the required two-thirds majority."

Answer 2

No. In fact, the founder of the Republican Party was Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves during the Civil War. The Republican Party always opposed slavery and later, the "Jim Crow" laws that kept freed African slaves in positions of subservience in the United States.

It was not until the 1960s when Democrat Lyndon Johnson, then President, forced the Democrat party (against considerable opposition) to support civil rights legislation.

They did not, BUT they did not always disapprove. In fact they had no immediate standing on it, only when it became necessary to abolish it for the union to win the civil war had they done so. They also gave them the right to vote and made them citizens so that they could vote for the them.

Answer 3

I would say most Republicans but not all Republicans were against slavery. The first two candidates of the Republican Party were definitely against slavery.

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican US President and he signed the Emancipation Proclamation and "freed the slaves", alienating him and the North further from the mostly- Republican South. The slavery issue was not so much a party issue between Republicans and Democrats, but rather a sectional issue between the industrialized North and the agrarian South, and it remained an issue during the Westward Expansion as territories were incorporated into the Nation and subsequently divided into States.

Well just to make it is easier for people the answer is "Economic Issue"

Answer 4

Both Democrats and Republicans wanted to see the end of slavery. Although, most southern states were Democratic and Republican President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery during the Civil War.

Answer 5

Slavery is as old as civilization itself.

From the very earliest times, there are accounts of slavery and indentured servants. Typically, peoples from conquered nations or those who were taken captive became slaves, and others became slaves as a result of some kind of debt to the slave owner.

Throughout recorded time, the reasons to keep slaves were many. But first and foremost was economics. Having a free, unlimited source of labor drove the economy. Social status was frequently determined by the number of slaves someone owned. Slaves were often used as sacrifices to deities of some cultures. Politically, slaves had no rights and thus could not influence the politics of a region.

By the birth of the American nation, slavery had been an everyday institution for millenia.

When America was settled, rich immigrants brought their slaves with them. But, new landowners and particularly people who made their living from the land expanded the slave trade from Africa. With little exposure to western culture and their simple lifestyles, native Africans were almost defenseless and were an easy target for capture and transport to the New World.

Slavery was the economic engine that drove our young nation and turned it into a world power. Because there was more agriculture in the central and southern parts of the country, the slave trade in the South far exceeded that of the North. As more and more people recognized the Horror of enslaving human beings, rifts formed between the North and South with two separate cultures emerging.

The United States slave trade flourished for socio-economic and regional reasons, which in turn affected the political climate. It wasn't an institution of the Republican party, although it may have later become associated with one party more than the other.

Answer 6

False.

The Republican Party was founded primarily to oppose slavery, and Republicans eventually abolished slavery. The Democratic Party fought them and tried to maintain and expand slavery. The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, passed in 1865 with 100% Republican support but only 23% Democrat support in congress.

Answer 7

The Republican Party did not support slavery and Abraham Lincoln did not found the Party as some people seem to assume.

Answer 8

Yes they felt it was a beautiful thing

Answer 9

they were against slavery.

Answer 10

the answer is yes