Whigs and Demicrates (sp)
Actually, they were called the Radical Republicans.
Nobody forced Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves, he just saw that slavery was not right so he wanted to end it.
it freed slaves but most of them were not freed right away. almost 20.000 slaves were freed right away. union must become war for freedom. it declared only those slaves not under union control.
The right to vote also they wanted land
to give the right to vote to he newly freed slaves
education and land- they wanted land to farm
Radical Republicans wanted equal rights for freedmen (freed black slaves) and they also wanted a tougher stance against the south.
Some states passed laws that kept freed slaves from exercising their right to vote
that slaves could be freed
A slave who was just saved from slavery. <--- That is not right They called them " Freedmen". Then the Freedmen's Bureau is was basically the newly freed slaves government. They developed the Black codes that had 3 Main purposes for former slaves.
The man freed slaves. Thats a major one right there.
gain voting right for the newly freed slaves
there were some laws that prohibit the freed slaves to do many things . for example to have a right to vote