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1. www.history.com › republican-party-foundedRepublican Party founded | March 20, 1854 | HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · 1854. Republican Party founded. Photo Credit: Bettmann Archives/Getty Images. In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party meet to establish a new party to oppose the spread of...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_RepublicanHistory of the Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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   It is the second-oldest extant political party in the United States after its main political rival, the Democratic Party. In 1854, the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into western territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act.

4. ushistory.org › gop › originsThe Origins of the Republican Party - US History

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   A historical overview of the origins of the Republican party, formed in 1856 to expand federal authority in order to oppose slavery and polygamy.

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   What did the Republican Party do in 1854?

   • In 1854, the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into western territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after the Civil War, former black slaves.

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   How did the Republican Party get its name?

   • In February a gathering in Ripon, Wisconsin, resolved to form a new party and a local lawyer named Alvan E. Bovay suggested the name Republican for its echoes of Thomas Jefferson. In Michigan there were meetings in Kalamazoo, Jackson and Detroit, and after the Act had passed in May, the new party was formally founded in Jackson in July.

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   Why was the Republican Party founded?

   • The Republican Party was founded in the mid-1850s following the fracturing of other political parties over the debate of whether to continue practicing enslavement. The party, which was based on stopping the spread of enslavement to new territories and states, arose out of protest meetings that took place in a number of northern states.

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   When did the Republican Party start?

   • By February 1854, anti-slavery Whigs had begun meeting in the upper midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party. One such meeting, in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854, is generally remembered as the founding meeting of the Republican Party.

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6. www.historytoday.com › republican-party-foundedThe Republican Party Founded | History Today

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   Jul 7, 2004 · The Republican Party was founded on July 6th, 1854. A 1900 Republican campaign poster for the US presidential election, with portraits of President William McKinley and Vice Presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt. The party was born of hostility to slavery.

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   Nov 14, 2019 · The Republican Party was founded in 1854 in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed new states to decide whether to allow enslavement. The party opposed the spread of enslavement and nominated John C. Frémont for president in 1856.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Republican_Party_(UnitedRepublican Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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   In 1854, the Republican Party was founded in the Northern United States by forces opposed to the expansion of slavery, ex-Whigs, and ex-Free Soilers. The Republican Party quickly became the principal opposition to the dominant Democratic Party and the briefly popular Know Nothing Party.