Emergence of the Republican Party

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:associatedWith anti-slavery movement
gptkbp:consecrationDate gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:culturalImpact Role in shaping political discourse
Impact on social movements
Impact on party loyalty and affiliation
Influence on media representation of politics
Influence_on_American_identity
gptkbp:firstClaim 1856
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on civil rights legislation
Influence on the abolition of slavery
Formation of the modern two-party system
Impact_on_American_conservatism
Establishment_of_the_GOP
Realignment_of_American_politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergence of the Republican Party
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:William_H._Seward
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:majorIndustry Conservatism
Republicanism
gptkbp:notableFeature 1932 Presidential Election
2016 Presidential Election
1860 Presidential Election
1864 Presidential Election
1872 Presidential Election
1896 Presidential Election
1980 Presidential Election
gptkbp:occursIn 1854
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
Southern_states
gptkbp:originatesFrom gptkb:Whig_Party
Free Soil Party
gptkbp:politicalParty Opposition to the expansion of slavery
Support for a transcontinental railroad
Support for economic modernization
Support for land grants for education
gptkbp:region Midwestern_states
Northern_states
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
Emancipation Proclamation