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... gave pause to some northern con- servatives who sought peace through compromise and therefore gave their allegiance to Buchanan or Fillmore . A conservative remnant of the Whig Party met in Baltimore in September , with delegates from ...
... gave pause to some northern con- servatives who sought peace through compromise and therefore gave their allegiance to Buchanan or Fillmore . A conservative remnant of the Whig Party met in Baltimore in September , with delegates from ...
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... gave Republicans encouragement and evidence of effective work . Congress remained Democratic , but the Repub- lican gain of 47 seats in the House was well above the average for a midterm election . In 35 races for the Senate ...
... gave Republicans encouragement and evidence of effective work . Congress remained Democratic , but the Repub- lican gain of 47 seats in the House was well above the average for a midterm election . In 35 races for the Senate ...
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... gave Nixon a plurality of 510,000 popular votes over Hum- phrey , 31.785 million to 31.275 million votes , 43.4 % of the popular vote against 42.7 % , and a victory in the electoral college of 301 to 191. Wallace received slightly more ...
... gave Nixon a plurality of 510,000 popular votes over Hum- phrey , 31.785 million to 31.275 million votes , 43.4 % of the popular vote against 42.7 % , and a victory in the electoral college of 301 to 191. Wallace received slightly more ...
Contents
Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |