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Republican Party/Election of 1856

Republican Party/Election of 1856. Explain why the Republican Party was formed. Republican Part. Formed due to problems caused by Kansas-Nebraska Act Split the Whig Party ; Southern Whigs were destroyed Northern Whigs joined with others opposed to slavery to form the Republican Party.

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Republican Party/Election of 1856

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  1. Republican Party/Election of 1856 Explain why the Republican Party was formed

  2. Republican Part • Formed due to problems caused by Kansas-Nebraska Act • Split the Whig Party ; Southern Whigs were destroyed • Northern Whigs joined with others opposed to slavery to form the Republican Party

  3. John C. Fremont • Republican presidential candidate in 1856 • National hero; explored the west • Anti-slavery position so unpopular in the south his name did not appear on the ballot

  4. Election of 1856 • Democratic candidate – James Buchanan • Said little about slavery; claimed his goal was to maintain the union • Buchanan wins election • Results of election showed 2 things; Republican party major force in the North and the nation very divided over the issue of slavery

  5. Summary • What was the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on the Whig Party? • What did the election of 1856 indicate about the nation?

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