Formation of the Republican Party

When was the United States Republican Party founded?

• March 4, 1854

• July 6, 1854

• 1856

• March 20, 1854

Where was the meeting held that led to the founding of the Republican Party?

• Kansas

• Ripon, Wisconsin

• New York

• Jackson, Michigan

What act passed on March 4, 1854, contributed to the formation of the Republican Party?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Civil Rights Act

Who was instrumental in organizing the meeting that led to the creation of the Republican Party?

• Horace Greeley

• Alvin E. Bovay

• John C. Fremont

• Franklin Pierce

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the formation of the Republican Party?

• Anti-slavery platform

• Dissolution of the Free Soil and Whig parties

• Support for the expansion of slavery

• Opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act