The Republican Party is one of the largest political parties in the United States. This party was established more than 150 years ago to unify people with common concern about slavery.
In 1854, the Republican Party began to cooperate as a group to achieve the goal of preventing American spread of slavery. The group gathered to organize a Republican party in Wisconsin on 20th March 1854. Many people think that this is the party's establishment day.
Some July 6, 1854 is a big Republican supporter gathering in Jackson, Michigan, so some people think that July 6, 1854 is a more formal foundation date.
It is no exaggeration to say that Republicans were founded in 1854 and the political parties have continued to evolve; in 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican candidate elected president.
Many Northern Democrats (in particular 1848 free artillery) were added to it when the new Republican Party was established in 1854 refusing to accept the expansion of slavery to the territory. The 1854 Republicans are now dominant, but not all the northern states, and there is little support for the Mason - Dixon line in the south. With the formation of a new short-lived ignorant party, the Democratic Party could win the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan (his supporting base is the southern part of support for slavery), the northern "Doughface", tried to pass the federal slave law, Kansas slavery, according to the demands of the south. Most of the Democrats in the north gathered Senators Douglas, they claimed "the sovereignty of the people" and believed that federal slavery was not democratic.
In 1854, groups of whigs, free artillery, abolitionist, anti - slavery Democratic party gathered and formed the Republican Party. The name is a sharp reference to the previous name of the Democratic Party, and members of the New Party complain that the Democratic Party has formed "slavery" against South slaves. Four years later, the Democratic Party lost control of the House of Representatives and discussions on slavery became more intense, so some members brought a pistol to the House of Representatives. Fourteen Southern Democrats left the Party's 1860 meeting, eventually nominating their own parent slave candidates. The Democratic Party was cut in two innings, and the first Republican president Abraham Lincoln (eventually abolishing slavery) was elected to four. Since that time, 17 Republicans and 10 Democrats have been elected President.