The Republican Party Background

The Republican Party Background

The Republican party was originally formed from the Whig Party Wisconsin on March 20, 1854. It was a party that was created to help free slaves in the western areas in 1834. The reason why the Whig Party was formed into the Republican party was because the Whigs were disintegrated from “an act that dissolved the terms of the Missouri Compromise and allowed slave or free status to be decided in the territories by popular sovereignty” http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republican-party-founded .The Republicans increasingly gain supporters in the North. From this occurrence, John C. Fremont , form the Republican Party, won their first election for President in 1856. Later in November 1860, Abraham Lincoln,
The Democratic party was also called the “white man’s party”. It still the world’s oldest political party. “They adopted the Republican name to emphasize their anti-monarchical views” http://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-Party . In the 1840’s and the 1850’s the the Northern Democratic party was in a argument about having too much slaves in the western areas. Southern Democrats wanted to protect the slaves in all areas while the Northern Democrats didn’t. Due to this issue the party was split in 1860. After the victorious election from Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, the Democratic party was determined to recapture their southern area. Little by little, the Democratic party were taking control of their lost southern states either by peace or violence.”The South remained a one-party region until the Civil Rights movement began in the 1960’s” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_org_democratic.html . ”One of the consequences of the Democratic victories in the South was that many Congressmen and Senators were automatically re-elected every election.”
I think he is the best Republican President because he was a great leader, honest and a brave President. He bravely led the country through Civil War. Abraham Lincoln also decreased the amount of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which he wrote. “He carried on despite generals who weren’t ready to fight, assassination threats, bickering among his Cabinet members such as the Copperhead”. http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87.html . Poor people over in the east were allowed to obtain land because of Abraham Lincoln’s policies. Another reason is because that society looks back on him as a role model for future generations. Lincoln also made a speech which is one the famous speeches in the world that help maintain America. “Lincoln said that the people who were still alive must dedicate themselves to finish the task that the dead soldiers had begun which was to save the nation so it would not perish from the earth”. http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87 .This is my Opinion about why I think Abraham Lincoln was the best Republican