Question

The Republican Party was formed in 1854. One of the issues that led to the creation of the Republican Party was the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What was the Republican Party's stance on this issue?

Answer 1

The party was in opposition to the idea of allowing the Act to pass and opposition to the idea of allowing slavery in the new territories. A number of former Democrats, Whigs, and Free Soil members joined together as a founding group to form the Republican Party in response to the Act.