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1The Republican Party Emergesby CaraCannilla11 termsSeptember 17, 2009
2Ch. 10 Sec. 3 The Birth of the Republican Partyby sroper_teacher5 termsMarch 10, 2009
3The Republican Party Emergesby fsid11 termsSeptember 18, 2009
4The Republican Party Emergesby KellieS11 termsSeptember 18, 2009
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5The Republican Party Emergesby cheergirl9511 termsJanuary 20, 2009
6The Republican Party Emergesby EmilySmith4 termsSeptember 17, 2009
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republican party definitions
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1political party that believed in the non-expansion of slavery and comprised of whigs, northern democrats, and free-soilers, in defiance to the slave powers19 sets
2political party formed to oppose extending slavery in the territories11 sets
3the younger of two major political parties in the united states3 sets
4political party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery in the west3 sets
5dedicated to keeping slavery out of the territories, but they championed a wider range of issues, including the further development of national roads, more liberal land distribution in the west, and increased protective tariffs3 sets
6political party, formed in 1854 by opponets of slavery.3 sets
7lincoln, against epanision of slavery2 sets
8political party that evolved from the whig party, coming to power after lincoln's election. it is one of the two current major political parties2 sets
9party started in the 1850s that supported antislavery issues2 sets
101860: sensed victory with the democrats divided, courted white voters by opposing both slavery and racial equality.2 sets
11this political party is very conservative and on the far right of the spectrum.2 sets
12a political party made up of people who wanted to keep the western territory free of slavery2 sets
13organized to stop spread of slavery into new terr. began in 1854. a. lincoln was the republican candidate in 18602 sets
14founded as a direct response to the kansas- nebraska act. northern and western moderates who were united in their opposition to slavery. the final form of the whig and federalist parties. john c fremont was their first presidential nominee.2 sets
151854, fromed out of the anger of the kansas - nebraska act (mostly ex-whigs), wanted to keep slavery from spreading to the territories2 sets
16the party that resided prominently in the north and, in most cases, did not support slavery2 sets
17side with the federal gov't2 sets
18formed in 1856, john fremont was the candidate, were against slavery, wanted to repeal the fugitive slave act2 sets
19antislavery political party that formed in the 1850s2 sets
20effective organized2 sets
21one of the two major american political parties. it emerged in the 1850s as an antislavery party and consisted of former northern whigs and antislavery democrats.2 sets
22* consisted of free soilers, northern democrats, and antislavery whigs. *goal- keep slavery out of northern terrritories2 sets
23new political party created by free soilers in 1854 to keep slavery from spreading to new territories2 sets
24a party of the united states that was anti-slavery2 sets
25many northerners who were against slavery joined the new republican party.1 set
26formed when antislavery whigs and democrats joined with free-soilers1 set
27a political party comprised of former antislavery whigs, northern democrats, and free soilers who wanted to ban slavery from new territories1 set
28a political party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery to the west.1 set
29principally anti-slavery party1 set
30political group created in opposition to the federalists and hamilton1 set
31the northern whigs joinging with other opponents of slavery formed1 set
32political party that was formed in 1854 and opposed the expansion of slavery into any territory1 set
33a political party united against the spread of slavery in the west1 set
34it grew out of the post mexican war. these were the people who were not willing to compromise. they believed in national programs to pay for things. they also wanted to stop slavery from spreading, but they didn't want to abolish it1 set
35political party established in the united states in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories1 set
36(1854)-political party formed in middle west, opposing slavery. their radical beliefs caused a sectional rift and threatened the unity of the union1 set
37formed by whigs and unhappy democrats to oppose slavery.1 set
38formed by whigs and unhappy democrats to oppose slavery1 set
39formed in response to kansas-nebraska act, banned in the south, john c fremont first presidential candidate1 set
401860; appealed to many - high tariffs and internal improvenment, against slavery but affirmed rights of states; candidate = lincoln (moderate; slavery = evil, not to be extended but should be tolerated and protected to maintain union)1 set