The confederates were generally southerns democrats. The republican party started at this time by northerners in opposition to slavery. At this time, southern republicans were referred to as "scalawags" as they were seen as traitors to the confederacy.
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Any party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the United States is known as a minor party.
the Democratic party
The Democratic Party.
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The two major US political parties are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.