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It made slavery a central issue. It split the party into two factions.
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Lincoln became a Republican after leaving which party?
The Whig Party (whose final collapse was the result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 - since Southern Whigs joined the Democrats in supporting it, but Northern Whigs opposed it)
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to the creation of the Republican Party?
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What was the purpose of the mandate system?
The ultimate goal was development of each mandate toward eventual independence.
What methods did governments use to counter the loss of enthusiasm and opposition to the war at home?
The government used the Espionage Act to counter the loss of enthusiasm and opposition to the war at home. The act made it illegal to do, publish, or say negative that would hurt the war effort.
What did Stephen Douglas have to do with the American Civil War?
Douglas authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act which angered Northerners because it would make slavery legal in the two aforementioned states. This act was the main cause for the formation of the Republican Party. With the Republican party came the election of Lincoln, resulting in the secession of many southern states.
Which Act led to the disintegration of the Whig Party?
kansas nebraska act
Political party that was deeply divided by Douglas Kansas-Nebraska Act.?
The Whig Party
Political party that was deeply divided by douglas's kansas-nebraska act?
The Whig Party
What political party fell apart during the kansas-nebraska act?
The Whig Party
Which was most responsible for the breakup of the Whig Party?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What agency was created to oversee the Indian removal act?
the agency of the whig party
What political factions help create the new Republican party?
The creation of a new United States political party named the Republican party came about over the dispute over the Nebraska - Kansas Act. The Whig party had been a uniting force between the Northern and Southern States. The new Act brought on a political uproar. Based on North & South Whig party disagreements, it was dissolved. Part of this process resulted in the creation of a new party the Republican party. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
What caused the end of the US Whig party?
Most historians cite the passage of the Kansas - Nebraska Act to have caused the collapse of the US political party known as the Whigs. The Whigs split off into the Republican Party and the Know - Nothing Party.
What two government actions undid the Missouri compromise?
The passage of the Kansas - Nebraska Act effectively made the last Missouri Compromise a mute one. It is said to have broken up the Whig Party into the new Republican Party and the Know Nothing party.
What is some of the failures of Millard Fillmore?
Millard Fillmore is the 13th President of the United States. His major failures, according to some historians, are: signing of the Fugitive Slave Act into Law and by not providing a strong leadership for the Whig Party.
What cause the whig party to completely dissolve?
slavery
Who invented gypsy moth Republicans?
The Republican party was originally liberal when it was founded by members of the Old Whig party. As the party moved to the conservative side in the 1940's, some liberals remained in the Republican party, and still act as an anchor to keep the party from moving to rightward on the political spectrum.
