Birth of the Republican Party

Anti-slavery activists founded the ______________ Party in the northern states in 1854, largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Republican

• Democratic

• Libertarian

The way in which the Republican Party was formed indicate that the party stood a good chance at success for the following reasons EXCEPT

• The party was united in opposing slavery but also embraced a wide range of opinions.

• It had the strength to overpower other political parties by drawing support from conservatives and radicals

• All of the above

• None of the above

In the mid-1850s, the issue of slavery and other factors split political parties and led to the birth of new ones.

• True

• False

The list the events that led to the growth of the Republican Party in the 1850s included all of the following EXCEPT

• Whig Party divides over slavery, as does the Know-Nothing Party.

• Free-Soil Party encourages slavery in the territories.

• Opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Hoped to resurrect the Missouri Compromise

• Fraudulent territorial election in Kansas

• Sack of Lawrence and the Pottawatomie massacre

Answer explanation

Free-Soil Party opposes slavery in the territories.

Which statement explains the origins of the Republican Party?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison started a party to oppose Federalist policies.

• Followers of Theodore Roosevelt created a new party to curb the abuses of Big Business.

• Opponents to the spread of slavery to new federal territories started their own political party.

• Followers of Andrew Jackson started a new party to represent working men without property.

One of the founders of the Republican Party was

• Franklin Pierce.

• Horace Greeley.

• James Buchanan.

• Millard Fillmore.

What year was the Republican Party founded?

• 1854

• 1860

• 1848

• 1876

Which act was a major catalyst for the formation of the Republican Party?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

The Republican Party was primarily formed in response to which issue?

• Taxation

• Slavery

• Women's suffrage

• Immigration

Who was the first Republican president of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Rutherford B. Hayes