Because the party that he started out in (the Whig Party) had dissolved.
Lincoln helped to create the shape of the Republican Party
Lincoln was a major proponent of the banning of slavery, which was the main platform of Republicans in the 1800's.
Around the time of slavery, there were two prominent parties; Democratic (pro-slavery) and Whig (anti-slavery). After the Whig party ultimately failed, the Republican party took its place, with many of the same fundamentals. Lincoln was definitely anti-slavery, therefore was a Republican.
he was with the democrats and he was anti-federalists when he was runing, hamilton was federalists.
Lincoln's assessment that "I suppose my opposition to the principle of slavery is as strong as any member of the Republican party."
--Made him join--
That's what i think
Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party of 1854, but is was a VERY different Republican Party than we have today.
Lincoln and his Republican Party is againts slavery and it plays a big roll in abolishing it.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
The quest for the Republican Party's presidential nominations was not easy for Abraham Lincoln. Upon securing the nomination and winning the presidential election of 1860, Lincoln included in his administration some of his rivals within the party. This was an effort to preserve the Party's unity as it was a divided party when the radical wing is considered. Lincoln appointed Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Frederick William Seward to his cabinet. All of them had aspirations to be the head of the Republican Party.
What political party did german and irish joined when they arrived to the u.s
the republican party
The Republican Party
He chose to join the Republican Party
All of the answers are correct.
the republican party.
at the time there was a party called the whigs. Then later he joined the republicans
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 Republican party.
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Lincoln was in the Republican Party (like the majority of the Northern States). However, the Republican Party during Lincoln's time was very different than the Republicans now.
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Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican party.