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Republican Party, or GOP (Grand Old Party), One of two major U.S. political parties. It was formed in 1854 by former members of the Whig, Democratic, and Free Soil parties who chose the party’s name to recall the Jeffersonian Republicans’ concern with the national interest above sectional interests and states’ rights.
Nov 14, 2019 · 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.
The first 'Republican' party was actually known as the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party. In 1828 this party split into the Democratic Party and the Whig Party. The GOP, or current Republican Party, was formed on March 20, 1854.
