Radical republicans wanted to protect the blacks and ban exconfederete leaders from gaining political power. Freed people wanted a new life and escape from white violence and discrimination, exconfederates wanted to preserve slavery and remain superior to the blacks. Conflicting motives led to conflicting legislation and poor enforcement such as the black codes and 14th 15th amendments.
No, because it would lead to the Mexican-American War. And the U.S. would gain Texas as a result of the war.
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Middle Eastern river systems. The claims over rights to water in the Middle East are centred around the area's three major river systems - the Nile, the River Jordan, and the Tigris-Euphrates river basin.