History of the Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia
WEBIt 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.
Democratic-Republican Party - Wikipedia
WEBThe Republican Party, known retroactively as the Democratic-Republican Party (also referred to by historians as the Jeffersonian Republican Party) [a], was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s.
Republican Party | Definition, History, & Beliefs | Britannica
WEB1 day ago · The Republican Party traces its roots to the 1850s, when antislavery leaders (including former members of the Democratic, Whig, and Free-Soil parties) joined forces to oppose the extension of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories by the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Republican Party - HISTORY
WEBApr 4, 2018 · The Republican Party, often called the GOP (short for “Grand Old Party”) is one of two major political parties in the United States. Founded in 1854 as a coalition opposing the extension of...
The Federalist and the Republican Party | American Experience ... - PBS
WEBLed by Thomas Jefferson, whom they helped elect to the presidency for two terms (1801-1809), the Republicans believed in individual freedoms and the rights of states.
The Origins of the Republican Party - US History
WEBA historical overview of the origins of the Republican party, formed in 1856 to expand federal authority in order to oppose slavery and polygamy
Republican Party Platform of 1880 - The American Presidency …
WEBIt suppressed a rebellion which had armed nearly a million of men to subvert the national authority. It reconstructed the Union of the States, with freedom instead of slavery as its corner-stone. It transformed 4,000,000 human beings from …
Political Party Timeline: 1836-1864 | American Experience | PBS
WEBThe Whig Party formed out of the National Republican Party, the leaders of which were John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. They were nationalists, supported internal improvements and moral...
19th Century REVOLUTION: Rise of REPUBLICANISM
WEBRepublicanism is a political ideology and system of government that emerged in the 18th century. In the context of the 19th century, republicanism promoted the idea of a representative democracy, where political power is derived from the people and exercised by elected officials.
National Republican Party | Conservative, Whig, Federalist
WEBNational Republican Party, U.S. political party formed after what had been the Republican (or Jeffersonian Republican) party split in 1825. The Jeffersonian Republicans had been the only national political party following the demise of the Federalists during the War of 1812.
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