HILD 2A-B-C Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mary Todd Lincoln, Wage Labour, Big Questions
3 Mar 2018
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Abraham lincoln and the making of the republican party (+ tb notes end: republic coalition. Recall: mid 1850s, tensions grew after senator stephen douglas kansas nebraska act made popular sovereignty the rule, people didn(cid:821)t like because possibility of expanding slavery; also anti irish sentiment. 1854: political party formed, know nothings proposed to stop. Catholics from voting (secret society based on name) Did well in va because also anti slavery position. Leaders of know nothings were prosperous, elite; looked down against poor, working class (aka the irish) Party short lived because big population of voters were democratic irish and thus against the know nothings. 1854: another new party formed, republican party. Brought together northern democrats (who had growing resentment for their southern wing/counterpart) And northern whigs (who didn(cid:821)t have say in election because so few and centralised) Central republican party message: opposition of expansion of slavery rin unorganized west territory. This was an uncompromising opposition against (cid:824)slave power(cid:825) (the.
