How did the outcomes of the elections of 1854 and 1856 affect the Republican Party?

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Luke S.
Oct 13, 2017

Republican Party

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They were first on the ballot in 1854, they made some gains but not a lot. They were still a new party then and didn't have a lot of ground work done like the Democrats and the Whigs. 1856 was important because they made huge gains in Congress. Whigs mainly went to the Republican party (the Whig party was falling apart at this point) so they had a lot of seats and the election hadn't even happened.

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