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Why did the South not support the newly formed Republican Party?
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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.
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What group formed the backbone of the Republican Party in the South during Reconstruction?
the carpetbaggers
When did South Carolina pass an order of secession?
December 1860 - after Lincoln had been elected as the first president from the newly-formed Republican party.
What was the political party formed by northerners and southerners who left the Whig and Democratic parties because neither addressed the slavery issue called?
The easiest i can put this is the North was the Republicans and the South was the Democrats. And the Whig party didnt exist anymore, it eventualy formed into the Republican party as seen above.
What are Scalawags and carpetbaggers are terms associated with what?
Scalawags were southern Unionists or Republicans under Reconstruction, and "carpetbaggers" (named for their soft-sided luggage) were Northerners who helped with the change of governments and businesses after the Civil War.
What was meant by the term scalawag in the South?
A southerner who supported the Republican Party.
What group formed the backbone of the Republican Party in the South during Reconstruction?
the carpetbaggers
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.
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.
Where did the Whig Party get its support from?
The Whigs were formed as a counter to the Jacksonian Democrats. They were strongest in the Northeast and the South.
What political party took control during reconstruction?
In the south the Democratic party and in the north the Republican Party
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 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.
When did South Carolina pass an order of secession?
December 1860 - after Lincoln had been elected as the first president from the newly-formed Republican party.
Who was the Republican responsible for the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln, first President of the newly-formed Republican Party. His refusal to allow any new slave-states drove the South to rebellion.
What did Nixons southern strategy include?
When running for President, Nixon tried to attract conservatives in the South who had been alienated by the Democratic support for the Civil Rights Movement. During this period, votes in the "solid South" began to swing toward the Republican party.
What was the political party formed by northerners and southerners who left the Whig and Democratic parties because neither addressed the slavery issue called?
The easiest i can put this is the North was the Republicans and the South was the Democrats. And the Whig party didnt exist anymore, it eventualy formed into the Republican party as seen above.
