The Republican Party started in Wisconsin. Here's what to know about the GOP's history
In early 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act — a bill ... Can you visit the site where the Republican Party was formed in Ripon, ...
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What do the Republicans stand for?
The Republican Party emerged in 1854 from the embers of the anti-slavery ... The Republican Party said that its legacy, being founded "for the purpose of ending slavery," compels it "to ...
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Political Party Timeline: 1836-1864
The Whig Party formed out of the National Republican Party ... Party grew out of resistance to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which overrode the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to ...