Why did the Whig Party disintegrate? How and when did this lead to the creation of the Republican Party?

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22 April, 01:01

Why did the Whig Party disintegrate? How and when did this lead to the creation of the Republican Party?

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Jamison Owens · Answer 1

The Whig party disintegrated mostly over slavery: the northern Whigs were often anti-slavery and the Southern Whigs were mostly slave owners, therefore they would be pro-slavery.

The Republican party was formed in 1854 by the anti-slavery Whigs, together with other politicians - the same year as when the Whig party was dissolved!

the connection is that the anti-slavery Whig Party members that still wanted to be in politics needed a party to work with - so they participated in the creation of the Republican Party.