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just prior to the Civil War
that was the color of the American soldiers prior to the civil war
five percent
The Democratic Party, with exception of two brief periods.
When the Whig Party fell apart, it gave birth to the new political party called the Republicans. This part of the former Whig party was in favor for the abolishment of slavery.
The state of Kansas was formed just prior to the Civil War. The state of Texas also became part of the United States just before the Civil War and then promptly seceded to join the South.
Andrew Jackson's political party was not the first in history. There had been political parties for centuries prior. Jackson's Democrat party was the first modern political party since it mobilized the expanded electorate to win office.
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The germans
Abraham Lincoln
The Democrats did. Lincoln was a Republican, and it was 'Radical Republicans' that attempted Reconstruction after the Civil War. Even late into the 20th century, the Democratic party was still representing most of the south. It was the Republican party that pushed and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the one a hundred years prior. However with today's neaderthalic media and lack of education, the mindset of most (who are ignorant to history, which it a LOT of people in America) is Republican = Racist.
just prior to the Civil War
Jefferson Davis served in two wars prior to his political positions in the US government. He served in the Black Hawk War and the Mexican War.
The Sons of Liberty are said, by some, to be an early terrorist organization. This group formed the Boston Tea Party and was active prior to the American Revolution.
A closed meeting of each political party in each house of congress is known as a caucus. Caucuses take place each year prior to Congress convening.