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In a way it did. The dissolution of the Whigs created a political vacuum that enabled the new Republican Party to gain power. It essentially comprised many of the same (or similar) people that had once belonged to the Whig Party. The Republican party was formed by former Whigs, by abolitionists, free-soilers, frontiersmen, farmers from the middle west, businessmen, common workers, industrialists, merchants from the eastern States and New England. The Republican Party formed around 1854; Abraham Lincoln became their first elected President in 1860.
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Why did the republican party grow as the whig party and know nothings party declined in the 1850s?
Whig party died
Why did the Whig Party change to Republican Party?
because they wanted to
Which political party split in 1860?
The Democrats split in 1860, making it easier for the new Republican party to win.
How did the United states divide into two sectional parties between 1820 and 1860?
The main parties between 1828 and 1854 were the Democratic Party and the Whig Party. Between 1854 and 1860, the Whig Party fell apart and was replaced by the Republican Party. Before 1828, the main parties were Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party, from which the Democratic Party came.
Who was Abe's political party?
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.
What new party formed after the whig party split?
The Republican Party.
Why did the republican party grow as the whig party and know nothings party declined in the 1850s?
Whig party died
Abraham Lincoln political party?
republican,whig
What new political party replaced the Whig Party?
The Republican Party.
Why did the Whig Party change to Republican Party?
because they wanted to
Did Abraham Lincoln belong to the Whig party?
At first he was part of the Whig party, but soon became a Republican.
What convinced Abraham Lincoln to leave the Whig Party and join the Republican Party?
He chose to join the Republican Party
Before Lincoln became a Republican what was his party?
He was a Whig.
What political party was formed prior to the civil war in 1854?
Democrat, Whig, and Republican.
What political party replaced the Whig party in the north ny 1856?
Republican Party
Was Millard Filmore a republican?
No. He was a member of the Whig Party when he was president.
Which existing party began as a strong opponent of slavery?
National Republican and Whig party
