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Like the country, the Whig Party could not exist half slave and half free. Meanwhile, the Democratic party managed to remain intact throughout that decade, but ...
Southern Democrats insisted on protecting slavery in all the territories while many Northern Democrats resisted. The party split over the slavery issue in 1860 ...
Slavery, Secession, and States' Rights. The 1860 presidential election turned on a number of issues including secession; the relationship between the federal ...
The 1860 Republican Party convention in Chicago created a platform that clearly opposed the expansion of slavery in the West and the reopening of the slave ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Deep divisions over slavery threatened the country with impending crisis in 1860. Let's examine the key factors and stakes that influenced ...
... slavery in any territory of the United States. 9. That we brand the recent reopening of the African slave trade, under the cover of our national flag, aided ...
The Democratic Party has changed significantly during its more than two centuries of existence. During the 19th century the party supported or tolerated slavery ...
Yet a closer looks shows the Democrats were a popular party in Pennsylvania that had been dangerously divided in its beliefs about war, slavery, and civil ...