The major issue in the era of the democrats between 1800-1860 was slavery and high tariffs.
The easiest i can put this is the North was the Republicans and the South was the Democrats. And the Whig party didnt exist anymore, it eventualy formed into the Republican party as seen above.
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It made slavery a central issue. It split the party into two factions.
Members of the Whig Party were divided on the subject of slavery. This led to the end of the party in the middle of the 19th century.
President Nixon campaigned on a platform of ending the Vietnam War, and the Congressional cutoff of funding for combat troops occurred a year before Ford became President. It was already clear that the victory of the North Vietnamese was inevitable, so it really wasn't an issue of "cutting and running."
abolishment of slavery and the issue of womens rights fragmented the democratic party
The Democratic Party broke apart in 1860 over the issue of slavery.
Which issue below played a major role in the Democratic Party split
A. Communist Party B. Progressive Party C. Prohibition Party<----------- D. Democratic Party
The slavery issue caused the northern and southern democratics to split up and have two different democratic parties.
In the middle 1800s, the primary issue that divided the political parties was slavery, particularly its expansion into the western territories. This contentious debate led to the fracturing of the Whig Party and the rise of the Republican Party, which opposed the spread of slavery. After the Civil War, the two main political parties that remained were the Republican Party, which largely supported Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, and the Democratic Party, which often upheld Southern interests and resisted Reconstruction efforts.
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civil rights
After Andrew Jackson's election in 1828, his party became known as the Democratic party.
A political party that originated in the late 1700s and is still active today. Its membership and beliefs have changed many times. Throughout the 20th century, the Democratic Party shifted to support more liberal policies.
Slavery was the main reason for the dividing party. Every issue in America divides the Democratic party because they are very twisted in their beliefs and wrong in there facts and every one of them has there own opinion so they are constantly arguing amongst themselves.
In the early 1800's most of Europe, her colonies and countries such as Japan & China were not even close to being "democratic". Despite the slavery issue in the USA, the USA was the most democratic nation in the world.