Question

how did the actions of the republican party lead to new economic opportunities and settlement in the midwestern and western regions of the united states in the 1860s and 1870s

Answer 1

Under Republican congressional leadership, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution—which banned slavery in the United States—passed the Senate in 1864 and the House in 1865; it was ratified in December 1865. In 1865, the Confederacy surrendered, ending the Civil War.

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