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may 1, 1865 - Northerners Split to Factions

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- Radical Republicans - immediate abolition of slavery
- Free-Soil Republicans - economic opportunities for Whites
- Most Democrats supported the war but criticized Lincoln’s conduct
- Some Peace Democrats or Copperheads opposed the war and wanted a negotiated peace.

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Date:

may 1, 1865
Now
~ 160 years ago