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Chris Hand |
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Easy on South, Blacks
few rights, President Rec., State |
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Chris Hand, a one-time Free Soiler, has been a
strong supporter of the Republican Party since its birth in the mid-1850s. A native of
Iowa, Hand volunteered for military service in June 1861, and fought the war to preserve
the Union. Now that the war is over, he finds himself 100% behind the ideas of Andrew
Johnson. He believes that a generous pardon is the best way to bind up the nations
wounds and that the states are the natural repository of the peoples best interests.
If the newly admitted states open the ballot to a very few of the best educated blacks,
fine. If not, that is fine too. The South understands better than anyone else the best
interests of freedmen. The North should not attempt to impose its values on them. |
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Readings based on Beliefs: |
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Belief 1 - Easy for the South
to get back into the Union and pardons should be easy to secure |
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Belief 4 - Freedmen and free
blacks should receive few political, economic and social rights |
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Belief 6 - The President should
control Reconstruction |
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Belief 8 - Reconstruction should be organized
and implemented on a state level |
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