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∙ 8y agoIt is called the party of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln was the first President that was Republican. Or for short Antislavery Whigs and free-soilers :)
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∙ 14y agoMostly the whigs. Kind of the dominant party that ran opposed to the democrats until the election of Lincoln, our nations first Republican president.
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Opposed southern slaveholders -Apex :)
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Which party was Abraham Lincoln?
at the time there was a party called the whigs. Then later he joined the republicans
What current political party is sometimes called the Grand old Party?
The Republican Party is also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP).
What party did Abraham lincon represent?
Lincoln was in the Republican Party (like the majority of the Northern States). However, the Republican Party during Lincoln's time was very different than the Republicans now.
Abraham Lincoln political party?
republican,whig
What was former President Lincolns party?
Republican
The political party made up of antislavery Democrats Free-Soilers and Whigs was the?
The Republican Party.
What parties that made up the new republican party?
Whigs, Democratic's, and some northern Democrats.
What three groups made up the Republican Party after the war ?
Scalawags, Carpetbaggers, an African Americans who were grateful
What Party Republican or Democrat is the majority party in the Senate?
As of 2011 it is Republican which really messed up Obama.
What political party did African American usually belonged to during the reconstruction?
republican party
What party did abraham lincoln join that was against the spread of slavery?
the republican party
What new party formed after the whig party split?
The Republican Party.
What party was Richard M. Nixon in?
Richard Nixon was a member of the Republican Party.
This party later became the Republican Party?
The Democratic-Republican Party was better known as the Republican Party. The later Republican Party was named to pay homage to this party.
Why isn't the Democratic Party made up of Democratics instead of Democrats?
Because Democratic is an adjective. Democrat is the noun form of that word. On the other hand, Republican is both an adjective and a noun, hence why members of the Republican Party are Republicans.
Splitting of Democratic Party lead to Lincolns election?
It made victory for the Republican party inevitable.
What made the Republican Party strong?
it is a party for keeping free soil and not for setting men free.
