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What political party was formed in the 1850s by antislavery activists?
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Which political party with a central antislavery philosophy became popular in the North in the mid 1850s?
The Republican Party -Novanet
Which new political party with a central antislavery philosophy became popular in the north in the mid- 1850s?
The Republican Party
What new political party with central antislavery philosophy became popular in the North in the mid 1850s?
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What new political party with a central antislavery philosophy became popular in the North in the mid 1850s?
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What political party was formed in Wisconsin in the 1850s supported by northerners who favored anti-slavery?
Republican
Political party formed in the 1850s and called for stricter citizenship and immigration laws?
The American Party, nicknamed "The Know-Nothing Party"
Who emerged in the 1850s as an antislavery party and consisted of former Northern Whigs and antislavery Democrats?
the whigs and democrats embraced the idea of popular sovereignty
When antislavery groups followed federal agents in the early 1850s and shouted this quotation at them against which recent law were they protesting?
The antislavery groups were protesting the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, and the quote they shouted at federal agents was "Shall law stop guiltless breath?" in reference to their opposition to enforcing such an unjust law.
What was the political party originating in the 1850s that opposed slavery?
The Republican party.
What was true about the Whig Free-Soil and Know-Nothing parties?
dissolved into the 1850s
What political party did the nativists found in the 1850s?
James Barker formed the American or the "Know-Nothing" party in the 1850's. They didn't want foreigners to become citizens or be able to hold office.
List 3 ways pro- or antislavery groups changed the structure of political parties in the 1850s?
1: After the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Democratic Party began to divide along sectional lines, with Northern Democrats leaving the party. 2: Differing views over slavery issue destroyed the Whig Party. 3: In 1854 antislavery Whigs and Democrats joined forces with Free-Soilers to form the Republican Party. ................>>>I *TRIED MI BEST* to answer this Q's. I u guyz! <<<........
