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Republican Party
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Early History and the Civil War Era
The Republican Party emerged in the 1850s from the dissolution of the Whig Party and absorbed numerous Free Soil advocates. The party's founding platform centered on preventing slavery's spread westward, a position that distinguished it from the dominant Democratic Party of the era. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 marked the party's first successful presidential campaign, though his victory precipitated the American Civil War.
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United States
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Westward Expansion and Civil War
During the 19th century, the nation pursued aggressive westward expansion, driven by the doctrine of Manifest Destiny. This expansion came at substantial cost to Native American populations and contributed to tensions over the expansion of slavery into new territories. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 precipitated the secession of eleven southern states and the subsequent American Civil War (1861–1865). The Union v…