All of the following are true EXCEPT

A. the Republican Party was founded by uniting northern Whigs, anti-slavery Democrats, and members of the Free Soil Party.
B. southerners resented Republicans' role in defeating the South in the Civil War.
C. the Republicans after the Civil War supported business interests and evangelical Protestant cultural values.
D. the Republicans turned to supporting states' rights after the Civil War.
E. the Republicans opposed the prohibition of alcoholic beverages after the Civil War.


Answer: D

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