Question

by 1856, the republican party was a coalition of antislavery democrats, northern whigs, free soilers, and know-nothings. the republicans were a mixed group, but they quickly rose as the major alternative to the democratic party throughout the north. what was the republican party’s platform and beliefs regarding slavery?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lincon vowed not to restrict slavery in states where it was already present, but promised to prohibit expansion in the Western territories