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Why did the Republican Party Platform of 1860 anger the south?
The Republican Party supported a stronger federal government, the abolition of slavery, and high tariffs. The south was mostly Democratic, which supported states rights, slavery, and low tariffs. The south did not want to loose their slaves because they were used mostly for agriculture. Agriculture was the southern states' main industry. Finally, The Republicans' protective tariff policy had a negative affect on the southern economy.
What were southern who supported republican government called in the south?
Scalawags
What were southerners who supported Republican governments called in the South?
Scalawags
What political party was considered radical in the south?
Initially - around the time of Reconstruction - the Republican Party was considered radical.
Where is democratic and Republican strongholds today?
Democratic party strongholds are strongest in the Northeast and Pacific coast (including Hawaii). Republican party strongholds are strongest in the Great Plains and the South.
Scalawag?
southerners who joined the Republican Party and they wanted the South to industrialize as quickly as possible
What were the southerners who supported republican governments called in the south?
Scalawags
The South firmly supported the Democratic Party following the Civil War?
The majority of white southerners did. Blacks anywhere between 1860 and 1930's strongly supported the Republican Party.
What was a southerner who supported republican reconstruction of the south called?
A southerner who supported Republican reconstruction of the South was often called a scalawag.
What was meant by the term scalawag in the South?
A southerner who supported the Republican Party.
What During Reconstruction which political party was supported by the Ku Klux Klan and the White League?
During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan and the White League primarily supported the Democratic Party. These groups aimed to undermine Republican efforts to extend civil rights to African Americans and restore white supremacy in the South. Their violent tactics were used to intimidate voters and suppress the Republican Party, which was associated with Reconstruction and African American rights.
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.
Who supported the Republican governments of the south?
scalawags
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 were southerners who supported republican called in the south?
Scalawags.
