The Republican Party, which fielded its first candidate in 1856, was opposed to the expansion of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the party's nominee in 1860, was seen as a moderate on slavery, but Southerners feared that his election would lead to its demise, and vowed to leave the Union if he was elected.
04 English settlers<span> who </span>remained<span> in </span>Virginia<span> in </span>1607 prove<span> about </span>English colonial aims<span>? ... The </span>settlers were all men<span>, </span>reflecting<span> the </span>Virginia Company's interest<span> in </span>searching<span> for </span>gold<span> as</span>opposed<span> to </span>building<span> a </span>functioning society<span>.b. The </span>settlers included women<span> and </span>children<span>, </span>because<span> the </span>Virginia Company<span> </span>
It would be the fourth one, he had few resources to fight off challengers.
<span>Northerners lost interest in Reconstruction was because "B. Northerners were focused on the political corruption plaguing the nation," since this was during the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the US, from the 1890s to the 1920s. The main objectives was to eliminate problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government.</span>
