Radical Republicans

of his time, the Democrats and Republicans, for being too pro-slavery and compromising too regularly on issues of slavery. From Lincoln 's early presidency, Douglass criticized Lincoln before the emancipation proclamation, stating "Whoever live through the next four years will see Mr. Lincoln and his Administration attacked more bitterly for their pro-slavery truckling, than for doing any anti-slavery work." Instead of compromise, Douglass believed that the Republican Party would have to…

reintegrating a formerly divided nation and providing new rights for the African American population. The challenge that was placed before the American population was to fabricate the first interracial democracy within American history. As the first Republican president within American history, Abraham Lincoln’s ideals played an essential role to the reconstruction. On December 8th, 1863, Abraham Lincoln offered a plan for the unification of America, which is known as ‘The Proclamation…

However, the federal government did not help anything by having a difficult time deciding on how to deal with the South. Once the Radical Republicans finally took control of Congress a strict and harsh reconstruction began that southern democrats adamantly spoke out and rebelled against. Reconstruction was quickly becoming a challenging task for congress, but the republicans held tight to their beliefs and visions for…

Differences Between Abolitionist Movement and Antislavery Republican Party Antislavery sentiment was one of the remarkable features of the American history. That is why there were different movements in the American society, such as antislavery and abolitionism. Regardless of the supposed similarity of the two phenomena, the abolitionist movement and antislavery Republican Party differed substantially. Therefore, understanding the differences between the two is critical for being historically…

Fear as tool in politics and war If you want to sway the populace then pathos and not logos is the best rhetorical device to use. The demos can know something intellectually and yet never be moved to act upon that information, but engage their emotions and you will find that you can move mountains. One of the most powerful human emotions is that of fear. Fear can immobilize a person but it can also prompt them to fight. Fear is often used in political and/or military speeches because it is…

South by the North. The purpose main purpose of Reconstruction was to put back the pieces back together after the civil war and unify the North and South. The reconstruction Era consisted of factors like black codes, Presidential Reconstruction, Radical Reconstruction, and Congressional Reconstruction. There were some problems that arose during the Reconstruction Era. These problems included economic issues, loss of slaves in the South, the destruction of property, debt, and large numbers of…

exile and had been considered as inconsequential by his rival candidates triumphantly, won the elections. Gordon Wright says, “Louis-Napoléon polled 5.5 million votes, compared with 1.5 million for Cavaignac, 370,00 for Ledru-Rollin, 37,000 for the radical Raspail, and an almost insulting 17,00 for Lamartine. On December 20, 1848, the newly chosen President took the oath to honor the Constitution in the National…

for America it was the 100th anniversary of the Declaration Of Independence celebrating the freedom from Britain. Also 1876 was the year that increased the number of Americans moving to the West. The 1876 election was immnesilt important as well, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and SAmuel J. Tilden were in a very close election. The irony that was present during the election was that the ‘76 election was to help blacks get their rights that they are entitled to but instead it resulted in the…

Restoration of the South Both freed slaves and Republicans saw the time following the civil war as a great opportunity to correct the mistakes in the South while reuniting the nation. However, as soon as the war ended, conflict over the reconstruction effort began. The leader of the Republican, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated, and his vice president, a former democrat and white supremacist was elevated to presidency. Additionally, besides the opposition Republicans faced within their own…

difference between Lincolns reconstruction plan and, Wade and Davis reconstruction proposal. Wade and Davis were radical republicans from the north, they created a bill called the Wade-Davis reconstruction bill. This bill was created to combat Lincolns reconstruction plans, “The bill was drafted to propose a reconstruction plan that was stricter than Lincoln's 10% plan, which many Radical Republicans…