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no it wasnt because the Northern Whigs joined with other opponents of slavery.and the north was against slavery
yes they were against slavery the democrats were for it
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∙ 13y agoThe republican party was against slavery
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Which political party was not divided over slavery?
free soil party
Political party was formed over the issue of slavery?
free soil party
Which early political party formed because it did not support slavery?
republican
What does political cause in civil war mean?
The Civil War political cause is based on beyond the official stance, what was the real political reason for the Civil War. The Democrats, by then known as the Slave Party, believed that slavery was protected by the Constitution, and that northerners were determined to end slavery and destroy the system they had grown wealthy with. The Republicans were former Whigs, to whom the abolition of slavery was important enough for them to split from the Whigs to form a party that would have this issue as its main focus. Lincoln, a Republican, was much more ambivalent about the issue of slavery than many of his more radical brethren. His main concern was keeping the Union intact.
What do you call a person who is against slavery?
A person opposed to slavery was called an abolitionist. An abolitionist can refer to someone ho supports an end to anything, but was used specifically to refer to those opposing slavery.
What political party stood against the spread of slavery?
The political party that stood against the spread of slavery was the newly formed Republican party. The party was emerged to combat the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 which aimed to extend slavery.
How did political parties come about?
In the process of government in free nations, like minded political persons find that working together as a group is a good way to accomplish a political agenda. For example, in the US when the Whig Party dissolved over sectionalism and the issue of slavery, people against slavery formed a new political party dedicated to end slavery in the US. These political minded people did not have to form a new political party, but they believed that in organized numbers within a party slavery could be ended.This is one example of how a political party can be formed.
What political party took a firm stand against slavery?
After the collapse of the Whig Party, a new political party the Republicans were formed. It's chief reason to organize itself into a new party was based on the opposition to slavery by its members. And like all political parties, there were differences among its members. Some were radicals regarding slavery, others like Abraham Lincoln were moderates.
Which political party was against the spread of slavery into new territories?
The Republican Party. (Lincoln became its first president, winning the election of 1860.)
What political party was born out of the issue of slavery?
The Republican party. Before the republican party existed the Whig party, which shortly withered away when slavery was first introduced, it could not stand against the Democratic Party. Thus giving birth to the Republican Party.
What major political party was born out of the slavery issue?
The Republican party. Before the republican party existed the Whig party, which shortly withered away when slavery was first introduced, it could not stand against the Democratic Party. Thus giving birth to the Republican Party.
What is the name of the political party who opposed slavery?
the answer is the whig party
Which political party supported slavery?
democratic
What political party was dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery?
The Liberty Party called for an end to slavery. The Liberty Party became the Republican Party.
What was the political party that was based on anti-slavery sentiment?
The Republican Party
Which political party was not divided over slavery?
free soil party
What was the political party originating in the 1850s that opposed slavery?
The Republican party.
