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Who were the members of the Republican Party that left their Northern homes after the war and moved to the South?
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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.
What did the republican party want to do about slavery in new territories?
Ban it. Partly for ethical reasons. Partly to keep a Northern majority in Congress, so they could continue to protect US industry (nearly all in the North) by levying taxes on imports (mostly needed by the South.)
What political party was William T. Sherman?
Whig, later Republican.The North (Union) was mainly Republican before the switch after 1960s, when North grew more Democratic and South became Republican.
Why is the creation of the Republican Party GOP related to the causes of the Civil War?
it caused differences between pro-slavery south and agains slavery north
What major political change happened in the US as a result of the Great Depression?
The New Deal programs of FDR also created a liberal political alliance made up of labor unions, Blacks and other ethnic and religious minorities, intellectuals, the poor, and some farmers. These groups became the backbone of the Democratic Party for decades following the Depression. The South became known as "the Solid South" because it always voted for the democratic candidate. In some areas of the South, the Republican Party did not even register voters who were Republican and there was no Republican organization. This situation lasted until 1964 when Barry Goldwater was nominated as the Republican candidate for president. He received much support in the South.
Why was the Republican party in the south a coalition?
The Southern Republican party was formed by African American (Freedman), white Northern transplants and Yoeman farmers. These groups joined forces to push towards political reform as part of reconstruction in the South.
What issues divided the Republican Party in the 1860's?
The northern Democrats supported Stephen A. Douglas for President in 1860, but the southern Democrats withheld support for Douglas. The South demanded that Douglas repudiate the Freeport Doctrine and support a federal slave law. The Douglas supporters pointed out that to do that would drive the northern Democrats into the Republican Party.
How did the Republican Party became strong in the south?
The Southern Republican party was formed by African American (Freedman), white Northern transplants and Yoeman farmers. These groups joined forces to push towards political reform as part of reconstruction in the South.
When was Independent Republican Party of South Carolina created?
Independent Republican Party of South Carolina was created in 1872.
What political party took control during reconstruction?
In the south the Democratic party and in the north the Republican Party
What is the order of the following bleeding kansas secession of South Carolina the election of president Lincoln and formation of the confederat states of America?
The Democratic Party was split into Northern, Free Soil Party and Southern, Know-Nothing Party. Anti-slavery Whigs, Free-Soilers Party members and, northern Democrats all joined in response by creating the Republican Party. Because of this Democratic split a Republican was sure to win the 1860 president election and Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected sixteenth President of the United States. After the 1860 president elections the South felt disassociated from Washington. South Carolina seceded on December 20th, 1860. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas soon followed. The American Civil War was the result...
What is the southern democratic party?
The Northern Democratic Party was the effect of the splitting of the Democratic Party. As the North kept opposing slavery, the south got aggravated Then, the Democratic party split into the Northern and Southern Democratic Party. In the election of 1860, there were two democrats who ran. One from the south, and one from the north. Because of the Democratic party splitting, the election was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln. If the party had not split, we wouldn't have had Abraham Lincoln as our 16th president.
Northern democrat who supported peace with the south?
radical republican
What is the name given to northern politicians who went south?
carpetbagger or radical republican...both northern groups that went to the south
How was the fifteeth amendment a reaction by the republican party in the 1868 election?
republican party was eager to protect their power in the north as well as in the south
How did the Democrat Party come dominate in the South?
Because the South blamed the Civil War & Reconstruction on the Republican Party, the South was dominated by the Democrat Party for decades.
Why did the South not support the newly formed Republican Party?
The south did not support the newly formed Republican Party because ,the party wanted to end slavery. The south used a great deal of slave labor to cultivate crops like cotton.
