Answer to Question #186434 in History for Shane

Question

Why did many Hoosiers join the Republican Party?

Answer 1

How Hoosiers joined the Republican Party

           The Republican Party developed in 1854 to battle the Act of Kansas-Nebraska and slavery to the Americans' locations. They also fought to remove immigration restrictions. It consisted of several people like factory workers, business people, farmers, and black slaves. Hoosiers had to find jobs to settle their crucial needs and make policies. Moreover, they thought slavery was a wrong act. When they heard about the Republican Party's aim to abolish slavery, most of them started joining the party (Dixon, 2020). The Republicans also gave them free man labor in their industries and farms to earn a living and cater to their needs.

References

Dixon, D. A. (2020). " True" Conservatives in Fifties America: Robert A. Taft and the Politics of a Hoosier Soldier in Korea. Ohio History, 127(1), 58-86.