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How did the Formation of the Republican Party lead to the Civil War?

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Answer:The Republican Party emerged in 1854 to combat the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into American territories. ... The GOP was pro-business, and it supported banks, the gold standard, railroads and high tariffs; the party opposed the expansion of slavery.

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