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This was a minor but influencial political party, it opposed the act of Slavery in the western territories.
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There wasgold discovered in California which brought up the issue of deciding if California should be a free state or not.
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Fights break out as people vote for slave or free. Northerners and southerners sneak into Kansas to cheat and vote
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The gavel fell to open the Party's first nominating convention, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 17, 1856, announcing the birth of the Republican Party as a unified political force.
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Sen. S. Douglas wanted a Northern Railroad, but it will have to have Southern support. The issue was if the South goes along with northern route the Missouri Compromise line will be erased and Popular Sovereignty will replace the line.
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Northern senator, Sumner spoke poorly of a Southern senator, Butler while arguing against the expansion of slavery.
