Why would Americans in free states want the slave states to remain part of the United States, as opposed to just letting them le
ave the Union? Most Northerners recognized the South as part of the United States and felt that the South was crucial to the country's economy. Most Northerners supported a very strong federal government and believed that only government control could end slavery. Most Northerners believed the only way to change the slave-holding states was to keep them in the Union and work for change through legislative means. Most Northerners wanted the slave states to remain in the Union so that the Underground Railroad would continue to bring cheap labor to the North. Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
Tyrants and monarchs caused much discontent among the city states, and decided that something had to be done. Each city state slowly shifted to new form of government, such as democracy for Athens, and an aristocracy for other city states.
The Radical Republicans passed the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864; which Lincoln vetoed. The Radical Republicans also overrode the Reconstruction Acts and Force Acts, which rewrote the election laws for the South and allowed blacks to vote.
