Four of the five states to first ratify were small states that stood to benefit from a strong national government that could restrain abuses by their larger neighbors.
The Republican party became strong in the South, in part because A millions of Southern African American men became voters. B the party did not require a loyalty oath in order to vote. ... During Reconstruction, most African American families in the South A moved to Southern cities, where they worked as skilled laborers.
Language (Spanish) and they forced brutal rule which also included a bit of slavery
As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation -Apex
