republican,whig
He chose to join the Republican Party
He joined because he wanted to spread out slavery.
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. You might include William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore and Zachary Taylor. Abraham Lincoln was an important Whig in Illinois at one time.
Appointed Postmaster and elected into the legislature as a Whig.
no abraham lincoln was,republican
With the understanding that Abe refers to Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln was first a Whig party member. When the Whigs Party ended, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican Party.
republican,whig
yes he was a Whig, until he changed the republican party
He chose to join the Republican Party
All of the answers are correct.
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.
No.He Was A Northern Whig.
Lincoln was the first Republican president, elected in 1860.He was a member of the Whig Party from 1832 to 1854 before there was a Republican Party . He was nominated by the National Union Party in 1864.This party was really just a name-change for the Republican party which was trying to attract anyone who did not want to end the war with a truce.
He was originally part of the Whig party, but when the Whigs fell apart, Lincoln joined the newly formed Republican party. He was the first Republican President.
Abraham Lincoln felt there were factions within the Whig Party he could no longer agree with. There were both pro and anti-slave Whigs, mainly depending on what part of the country they were from. The New Republican party was comprised of former Whigs who were anti-slavery and wanted a party that just stood for that.
Abraham Lincoln felt there were factions within the Whig Party he could no longer agree with. There were both pro and anti-slave Whigs, mainly depending on what part of the country they were from. The New Republican party was comprised of former Whigs who were anti-slavery and wanted a party that just stood for that.