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Reconstruction Era | The Radical Revolution | 2

American History Tellers

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The Rise and Fall of the National Union Party

President andrew jonson was running for re-election in 1866. He hoped to forge a coalition of democrats and conservative republicans that could win control of congress Or at least gain enough seats to prevent over rides of his v toes. The national union convention praised president jonson attacked the radical republicans And encouraged voters to elect candidates who supported the immediate Readmission of all former confederate states. But when jonson entered the radical strongholds of the midwest he crumpled before hostile crowds. On september 3rd he traded insults with hecklers in cleveland a man cried out hang jeff davis And jonson fired back. You That's b o m

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