<span>The issue of slavery was largely responsible for the party realignment that followed the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 because Abraham was the one who fought for the rights of black people in USA and he was the one who killed the racism.</span>
They created craft unions to present as a uniform effort and push for political support.
They opposed immiegration which was the source of labor for factories pushing craftsmen out of work.
They were not successful as factories created cheaper items at a faster rate than the craftsmen could. The country was growing economically under the factory system and owners of those industries gained political power.
It was important to make sure all the decisions were made my him.
