The new party was the Republican party. It attacted most of the anti-slavery wing of the Whig Party, which eventually came to an end.
The first political party that Abraham Lincoln joined was the Whig Party. When he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1846, he ran as a Whig.
After the collapse of the Whig Party, a new political party the Republicans were formed. It's chief reason to organize itself into a new party was based on the opposition to slavery by its members. And like all political parties, there were differences among its members. Some were radicals regarding slavery, others like Abraham Lincoln were moderates.
The modern republican party was formed for the 1860 election. Abraham Lincoln was their first presidential candidate. Their main platform was to stop the expansion of slavery to 'The West'
Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party of 1854, but is was a VERY different Republican Party than we have today.
Opposed Southern Slaveholders
Karl Marx
The Abolition Party
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After Abraham Lincoln was elected, the South was enraged. They thought that Abraham Lincoln would end slavery, something that was heavily done in the South. That is why they formed the Confederate States of America.
The new party was the Republican party. It attacted most of the anti-slavery wing of the Whig Party, which eventually came to an end.
After the collapse of the Whig Party, a new political party the Republicans were formed. It's chief reason to organize itself into a new party was based on the opposition to slavery by its members. And like all political parties, there were differences among its members. Some were radicals regarding slavery, others like Abraham Lincoln were moderates.
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In 1854, anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats formed the Republican Party. The party was established in response to the expansion of slavery into the western territories, and it quickly became a major political force in the United States. Abraham Lincoln, who was elected as the first Republican president in 1860, played a crucial role in the party's early history.
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I believe the answer to this question is the Republican Party which was form in Wisconsin in 1856 and was the party of Abraham Lincoln who was elected President in 1860.
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. .
The South were ferocious. They did not want slavery to end and feared that Abraham Lincoln would end slavery. That is why the Confederate States of America was formed.