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the republican party formed because a group of whigs and democrats felt that their parties weren't taking the slavery issue strongly enough. because of this, they formed the party so they could raise awareness that there were people who took slavery seriously.

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The Republican Party was established in?

In 1854.


The Republican Party was established in response to the issue of?

Slavery


What happen in the year 1860?

Lincoln won the election and the Republican Party was established.


Why did the Republican Party break from the Whigs?

They didn't, exactly. The Whig Party evolved from the National Republican Party (a splinter of the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans established around 1824), then split into the Free Soil and Know-Nothing Parties in the 1840s. The new Republican Party was established around 1854, and consisted largely of former Whig, Free Soil and Know-Nothing Party members.


What date was the Republican Party established?

The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the US. It was founded in 1858 by anti slavery expansion activist. It was known then as the GOP or Grand Old Party.


Were democrats or Republicans anti slavery?

The republican party was established by those who were opposed to slavery.


What happen in the 1860 election year?

Lincoln won the election and the Republican Party was established.


What party did abraham lincoln join that was against the spread of slavery?

the republican party


What new party formed after the whig party split?

The Republican Party.


What party was Richard M. Nixon in?

Richard Nixon was a member of the Republican Party.


This party later became the Republican Party?

The Democratic-Republican Party was better known as the Republican Party. The later Republican Party was named to pay homage to this party.


What political party did African American usually belonged to during the reconstruction?

republican party