The Republican party was formed on the basis of what?protecting the individual rights of wealthy citizensdissatisfaction with the procedures of the 1824 presidential electionanti-slavery views, the oppositions to the extension of slaverythe Constitution needing to support a strong central government

What led to the formation of the Republican Party (Lincoln's Party)? a. Those upset by the Compromise of 1850 formed the Republican Party to encourage Liberty Laws in violation of the Compromise.  b. The Kansas-Nebraska Act split the Democratic Party because it would allow slavery into northern territories; those who split formed the Republican Party.  c. Abolitionists sought to create an anti-slavery party that would advocate for the total abolition of slavery everywhere.  d. The Federalist Party turned into the Republican Party because they believed the name sounded better.

What political party emerged for the first time after the 1854 congressional elections and had a firm commitment to oppose future concessions to Southern slave interests?Group of answer choicesthe Republican PartyNorthern Democratsthe American Partythe Constitutional Union PartyNext

Which early political party formed to promote a strict construction of the Constitution and a weak central government?democratsfederalistsanti-federalistsrepublicans

The Constitution created two political parties.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The antebellum (pre-Civil War) Republican Party was associated with all of the following EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesWidespread support in states north of the Ohio RiverAbraham Lincoln’s candidacy in the 1860 U.S. presidential electionFamily-run cotton farmsOpposition to the establishment of slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico in 1848