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... opposed slavery in any territory , supported by all lawful measures free- state men in Kansas , and urged overthrow of the Pierce admin- istration . Opposition . Within a few days the Know - Nothings , meet- ing at Philadelphia in a ...
... opposed slavery in any territory , supported by all lawful measures free- state men in Kansas , and urged overthrow of the Pierce admin- istration . Opposition . Within a few days the Know - Nothings , meet- ing at Philadelphia in a ...
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... opposition . He would have been elected had his opponents combined their strength in a single candidacy - unless that candidate could have obtained more votes . Farmers and laborers joined by intellectuals were at the core of the ...
... opposition . He would have been elected had his opponents combined their strength in a single candidacy - unless that candidate could have obtained more votes . Farmers and laborers joined by intellectuals were at the core of the ...
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... Opposition within his own party and among Republicans in Congress and in the country forced him to abandon the plan by ... opposed any action , such as lightening the ties of neutrality legislation , that might encourage American ...
... Opposition within his own party and among Republicans in Congress and in the country forced him to abandon the plan by ... opposed any action , such as lightening the ties of neutrality legislation , that might encourage American ...
Contents
PREFACE PART ITHE REPUBLICAN PARTY 1 Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
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