Even though in the years after the Civil War the Republican Party dominated, they did begin to see few cracks in the 1872 election. Some of the liberal Republicans did not support Grant for a second term. They feared the corruption in the Grant administration and Republican corruption in the South with Reconstruction. These Republicans … Continue reading Class Notes →

Puritan theology came from two covenants.  The Covenant of Work came from Adam.  Adam was promised he would live forever if he kept God’s law.  Adam broke the covenant when he ate the fruit and was expelled.  All of Adam's children are under the same covenant and would now all die because of sin.  However, … Continue reading Class Notes →

 During Reconstruction the thing that scared white southerners the most and pushed them towards secession happened anyway; the Republican Party got a foothold in the South. Districts with a White majority still voted Democrat, but with the army in the South protecting the Black vote, districts with Black majorities voted Republican, often times Black Republicans. … Continue reading Class Notes →

The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts were a religious sect of the Church of England.  When Henry VIII died his young son Edward took over the crown and ruled as a Protestant.  After his young death, his older sister Mary (Bloody Mary) took over and switched England back to Catholicism.  When she died after a … Continue reading Class Notes →

Like all elections the 1868 Election must be understood in the context of the events of the time.  1868 was in the middle of Reconstruction and so how to handle the states in rebellion was the primary question.  Republicans wanted to safeguard the rights and protections of the new freedmen, while the Democrats did not … Continue reading Class Notes →