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Many Southerners were drawn to the Republican Party by of its emphasis on economic development. Their fiscal policy was that of hard money, high tariffs, high wages, and high profits.
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What are white southerners in the Republican Party called?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants - WASPS
Why were the southerners so afraid of the Republican Party?
Southerners were afraid of the Republican party because the Republicans wanted to free the slaves. Many people in the south felt that they could not survive economically if they were not allowed to keep slaves.
Why did the Whig Party change to Republican Party?
because they wanted to
Why would a white southerners be more likely to vote for Democrats after the civil war?
The South blamed the Republican party and the US President, Lincoln a Republican for its defeat in the Civil War. For decades, the South turned to the Democrat party when voting as they blamed the Republican party for its defeat in the US Civil War. The term " solid South" meant that Democrats could always count on Southern States for their support in elections.
Why did the goals of the republican party change during the 1870's?
Because
What are some reasons southerners were drawn to the Republican Party?
they wold allow slaves
Why did some southerners drawn to the Republican Party?
Radical Republicans in Congress offered moderate calls for reform.
Postwar white Southerners who joined the Republican Party?
scalawags :)
What are white southerners in the Republican Party called?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants - WASPS
Scalawag?
southerners who joined the Republican Party and they wanted the South to industrialize as quickly as possible
What groups of the south supported the Republican Party?
Scalawags. White Southerners supporting the Republicans.
Why were the southerners so afraid of the Republican Party?
Southerners were afraid of the Republican party because the Republicans wanted to free the slaves. Many people in the south felt that they could not survive economically if they were not allowed to keep slaves.
What were the southerners who supported republican governments called in the south?
Scalawags
Which political party did southerners tend to support?
I would say Southern states nowadays are generally carried by the Republican party. However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the South tended to vote for the Democrats, who were ideologically different than today's Democratic party.
Was Abraham Lincoln a Republican?
Yes Lincoln was the first Republican president Before the establishment of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Whig party. Then when the Republican party was formed, he joined the Republican party. This was because Lincoln did not believe slavery was moral. .
Why did the Whig Party change to Republican Party?
because they wanted to
Many Southerners including white merchants and white small landowners supported the Republican Party's actions to?
take power from southern planters
