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Because that's the party he joined in the 1850's. He was originally in the Whig party, but the Whig party fell apart in the 1850's and no longer exists. The Republican party originally started as a group of people, mostly ex-Whigs, who wanted to get rid of slavery in the US, and Lincoln agreed with them.
It should be noted that the political parties have changed over time. You can't think of the Republican party of Lincoln's time as being exactly the same as it is today- there were different issues and different ideas, and these change over time. It may be hard to believe, but around the 1890's and early 1900's, the Republican party was actually the progressive liberal party- quite the opposite of what it is today!
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Is Abraham Lincoln a Democrat or a Republican?
Abe Lincoln was the first Republican.
Is Lincoln a Republican or democrat?
Republican
Was Abraham Lincoln Republican or democrac?
Republican
Was Abraham Lincoln a Republican?
Yes Lincoln was the first Republican president Before the establishment of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Whig party. Then when the Republican party was formed, he joined the Republican party. This was because Lincoln did not believe slavery was moral. .
Abraham Lincoln's Party?
Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. He was the 16th President of the United States.
Was Lincoln and democrat or rebublican?
Lincoln was a Republican . . . I believe he may have been the first Republican president of the US.
Who was your first Republican President?
Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1860.
What party nominated Abraham Lincoln as its first presidential candidate?
Republican Party. He was the first Republican to be elected to office.
Which party was Abraham Lincoln?
at the time there was a party called the whigs. Then later he joined the republicans
Is Abraham a Democrat or a Republican?
Abe Lincoln was the first Republican.
Was Abraham Lincoln running against a Democrat or Republican?
republican
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the party?
The Republican party.
