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Page 32
... Radical Republicans , as they were proud to be known , pressed for conquest in the South and for emancipation of slaves with immediate and full political rights . They argued for the advance of armies , without waiting for training and ...
... Radical Republicans , as they were proud to be known , pressed for conquest in the South and for emancipation of slaves with immediate and full political rights . They argued for the advance of armies , without waiting for training and ...
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... Radical Republicans in Congress resisted both the President's action and his leniency , and refused to seat members of Congress from such states . By 1864 they secured passage of the Wade - Davis bill to provide far more stringent ...
... Radical Republicans in Congress resisted both the President's action and his leniency , and refused to seat members of Congress from such states . By 1864 they secured passage of the Wade - Davis bill to provide far more stringent ...
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... Radical wanted to run the risk of a Democratic victory , and Radical politicians worked hard for the President's reelection . As a consequence of the successful negotiation with Fremont , Radicals were rewarded with the amicable removal ...
... Radical wanted to run the risk of a Democratic victory , and Radical politicians worked hard for the President's reelection . As a consequence of the successful negotiation with Fremont , Radicals were rewarded with the amicable removal ...
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Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |