Explanation:
Abraham Lincoln's assassination dramatically changed the Reconstruction era. President Abraham Lincoln, America's Civil War leader, was assassinated just five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House, ending the four-year War Between the States.
Pretty sure they believed that the government was infringing upon there rights. The Republican party is founded on individual freedom, and tradition, organic society, hierarchy, authority, and property rights. Most notable example is when Conservitives wanted freedom of slaves during the civil war.
