<span>During the 1980s, the Republicans added ______ to their coalition. ... From 1896 to 1932, the ______ Party was the nation's majority party. ... B. South, Northeast, and Midwest ... From the end of the Civil War to the 1890s, the ______ Party was the party of the North, while the ______ Party was the party of the South.</span><span> </span>
During these years, the Republican party was mainly identified with the anti-slavery movement. In economics, the Republicans adopted many of the policies of the Whigs. The Democratic Party was considered the opposition party, and was more dominant in the South. Moreover, newly freedmen generally joined the Republican Party, while white southerners usually belonged to the Democratic Party.
Public opinion was sometimes affected by the views expressed by opinion leaders by making the public feel targeted or afraid to speak out if it does not agree with the opinion leader's opinion.
