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Why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?
The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
Which party was formed from the the group that opposed the agenda of the democrats in the 1830s and lost support when it refused to stand strong against slavery?
Whigs
Which party was formed from the groups that opposed the agenda o the democrats in the 1830s and lost support when it refused to stand strong against slavery?
The Whig Party, which ran its last candidate for president in 1852. The Republican Party was formed in 1854, and soon supplanted the Whigs.
Why were there four parties and candidates in the presidential election of 1860?
The root cause was the break-up of the old parties by the slavery question. The Whigs split in 1856 and did not field a candidate. A new party, the Republicans was formed from northern Whigs and anti-slavery factions. The southern whigs and others Southerners formed a new Constitutional Union Party. The Democrats split into north and south and nominated two candidates.
Why did the whig party expel president tyler from their political party?
Northern Whigs became Republicans, Southern Whigs became Democrats
Why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?
The Free-Soil Party wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
The evasion of the slavery issue by whigs and democrats in 1848?
The Whigs and Democrats avoided and evaded the issue of slavery in the election of 1848 by splitting down the middle on who was for and who was against slavery. Whigs and Democrats in the South wanted to keep slavery. Whigs and Democrats in the North wanted to abolish slavery.
Which party was formed from the groups that opposed the agenda of the Democrats in the 1830s and lost support when it refused to stand strong against slavery?
whigs
Which party was formed from the groups that opposed that agenda of the democrats in the 1830s and lost support when it refused to stand strong against slavery?
whigs
Which party was formed from the the group that opposed the agenda of the democrats in the 1830s and lost support when it refused to stand strong against slavery?
Whigs
Why did some democrats and whigs leave their parties in 1848 to form the new free soil party?
Neither candidate took a stand on slavery in the territories
In the election of 1848 what did the democrats fail to do?
It is not what they failed to do that kiled them but what they did do. You see At the time slavery was a huge issue and the Democrats and the independent parties choose to take a side while the whigs choose not to. Because the Whigs nether condoned nor condemed slavery they managed to scoop up many exta voters.
In the 1848 election why were wigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?
The slavery-related issue in 1848 had to do with westward expansion. The United States had just acquired a huge part of Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War. That land would eventually be divided into territories, and the territories would eventually be granted statehood. Most people were concerned about whether they would become slave states or free states.
What political party was against slavery?
no it wasnt because the Northern Whigs joined with other opponents of slavery.and the north was against slavery yes they were against slavery the democrats were for it
How did the views of the whigs and democrats differ from those in the Free-soil Party?
the whigs and democrats embraced the idea of popular sovereignty
How did the views of the whigs and democrats differ from those in the free-soil?
the whigs and democrats embraced the idea of popular sovereignty
How did the views of the Whigs and democrats differ from those in the free soil?
the whigs and democrats embraced the idea of popular sovereignty
