USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1854, the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into American territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after the Civil War, former black slaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Republican Party has generally associated with socially conservative policies, although it does have dissenting centrist and libertarian factions. Social conservatives advocate for laws that uphold traditional family values, often rooted in Christianity.

Detailed explanation-3: -1854. Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed settlers in the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery. The Republican Party was formed in response to opening the Northern territories to slavery.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1856, Lane chaired the People’s Party Convention in Indianapolis and the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Between 1856 and 1860, the Indiana People’s Party platform conformed to the national Republican platform and also became known as the Republican Party.