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"Prodded by the needs of the Union cause, the Republican Party created a strong national government t..." — Heather Cox Richardson
Prodded by the needs of the Union cause, the Republican Party created a strong national government that educated young men and gave them land to farm. Ultimately, the GOP abolished slavery, then gave freedmen the vote so they could protect their own economic interests.
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